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This is a painting of two American wigeons standing on rocks near a body of water. The painting features two ducks, one painted with browns and grays, and the other with a mix of brown, white, and green. They are perched on rocks in a serene aquatic setting.
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This is a painting of two American wigeons standing on rocks near a body of water. The painting features two ducks, one painted with browns and grays, and the other with a mix of brown, white, and green. They are perched on rocks in a serene aquatic setting.

National Gallery of Art · Print

American Widgeon

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Date
1836
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.8.345
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 CCCXLV

Subjects and terms

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

NGA object ID 32486. 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.