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Several birds are perched on and hanging from leafy branches. The color palette features mixes of greens, browns, reds, and greys, with vibrant green foliage. In the upper part of the image, two birds sit closely near the branches. Below them, other birds with varying patterns of grey, brown, and white plumage are positioned at different angles, some hanging upside down, around the middle of the composition. On the lower right, a bird with reddish tones stands out against lighter leaves.
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Several birds are perched on and hanging from leafy branches. The color palette features mixes of greens, browns, reds, and greys, with vibrant green foliage. In the upper part of the image, two birds sit closely near the branches. Below them, other birds with varying patterns of grey, brown, and white plumage are positioned at different angles, some hanging upside down, around the middle of the composition. On the lower right, a bird with reddish tones stands out against lighter leaves.

National Gallery of Art · Print

American Crossbill

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Date
1834
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.8.197
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 CXCVII

Subjects and terms

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

NGA object ID 32338. 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.