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This is a painting of two Barnacle Geese in a coastal landscape. The image depicts two geese, one standing with its body largely upright and head raised, and the other bending forward. Both birds have distinctive black, white, and gray plumage, with detailed feathers. The setting is a rocky shoreline with waves, distant hills, and a cloudy sky. The painting is rendered with precise details in a naturalistic approach.
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This is a painting of two Barnacle Geese in a coastal landscape. The image depicts two geese, one standing with its body largely upright and head raised, and the other bending forward. Both birds have distinctive black, white, and gray plumage, with detailed feathers. The setting is a rocky shoreline with waves, distant hills, and a cloudy sky. The painting is rendered with precise details in a naturalistic approach.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Barnacle Goose

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Date
1836
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.8.296
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 CCXCVI

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • etching
  • aquatint
  • bird
  • animal
  • Shell
  • Rock
  • Sea
  • Stone

NGA object ID 32437. 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.