This is a painting of two blue-winged teals in flight. The artwork depicts two teal ducks gliding in the sky, with a background of a landscape featuring water and hills. Both ducks have blue patches on their wings, with one showing mottled brown and blue plumage, while the other has orange underbelly and a blue and white face pattern. Their bodies are elongated to suggest motion, and their feet are outstretched. The landscape has tones of green and slate. The style is reminiscent of John James Audubon, known for precise illustrations of birds.
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This is a painting of two blue-winged teals in flight. The artwork depicts two teal ducks gliding in the sky, with a background of a landscape featuring water and hills. Both ducks have blue patches on their wings, with one showing mottled brown and blue plumage, while the other has orange underbelly and a blue and white face pattern. Their bodies are elongated to suggest motion, and their feet are outstretched. The landscape has tones of green and slate. The style is reminiscent of John James Audubon, known for precise illustrations of birds.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Blue-winged Teal

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Date
1836
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.8.313
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Walter B. James
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-W

Portfolio and series

Series
The Birds of America: Plate CCCXIII

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • etching
  • aquatint
  • bird
  • animal
  • Country landscape
  • Sea

NGA object ID 32454. 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.