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This is a painting of a small bird perched on a branch with large green leaves and a cluster of pink flowers. The bird has a blue-grey head, yellow chest, and olive-grey wings. The branch shows some spots of natural wear and extends to a cluster of pinkish-red tubular flowers.
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This is a painting of a small bird perched on a branch with large green leaves and a cluster of pink flowers. The bird has a blue-grey head, yellow chest, and olive-grey wings. The branch shows some spots of natural wear and extends to a cluster of pinkish-red tubular flowers.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bonaparte Fly Catcher

William Home Lizars after John James Audubon

Date
1827
Medium
etching and engraving with hand coloring on on Whatman paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.8.5
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
The Birds of America: Plate V

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • etching
  • plant
  • Flower
  • bird
  • animal
  • Writing

NGA object ID 32146. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.