ORThe Open Room
Digital gallery
Back to the NGA collection
The image shows a bird on a piece of wood in front of a blooming cactus plant. The color palette includes greens, browns, grays, and yellows. The bird is facing slightly to the left, with its tail and wings extending to the right. The cactus has branches and yellow flowers blooming on it against a plain background.
Read the visual description

The image shows a bird on a piece of wood in front of a blooming cactus plant. The color palette includes greens, browns, grays, and yellows. The bird is facing slightly to the left, with its tail and wings extending to the right. The cactus has branches and yellow flowers blooming on it against a plain background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bay-winged Bunting

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Date
1830
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.8.94
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 XCIV

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • etching
  • aquatint
  • Flower
  • bird
  • animal
  • Cactus

NGA object ID 32235. 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.