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This is a painting of American Redstarts and a wasp nest. The image shows two birds perched on branches surrounded by green leaves, with a wasp nest hanging below them. One bird is in mid-flight with black, orange, and white plumage, while the other bird is perched on a branch showing yellow markings on its back. The wasp nest is detailed with hexagonal patterns, and several wasps are crawling on it.
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This is a painting of American Redstarts and a wasp nest. The image shows two birds perched on branches surrounded by green leaves, with a wasp nest hanging below them. One bird is in mid-flight with black, orange, and white plumage, while the other bird is perched on a branch showing yellow markings on its back. The wasp nest is detailed with hexagonal patterns, and several wasps are crawling on it.

National Gallery of Art · Print

American Redstart

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Date
1828
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.8.40
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 XL

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • etching
  • aquatint
  • plant
  • bird
  • animal
  • Leaf
  • Writing

NGA object ID 32181. 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.