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The image shows two small birds perched on a tall, slender stem of a flowering plant with pink and yellow flowers at the top. The birds have blue, yellow, white, and black plumage. The plant has narrow green leaves rising along the central stem. One bird is higher up than the other, with both birds positioned on different leaves. The background is plain and light-colored.
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The image shows two small birds perched on a tall, slender stem of a flowering plant with pink and yellow flowers at the top. The birds have blue, yellow, white, and black plumage. The plant has narrow green leaves rising along the central stem. One bird is higher up than the other, with both birds positioned on different leaves. The background is plain and light-colored.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Blue Yellow-backed Warbler

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Date
1827
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.8.15
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 XV

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • aquatint
  • Flower
  • bird
  • animal
  • engraving
  • Nature

NGA object ID 32156. 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.