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This is a painting of two band-tailed pigeons perched on a flowering branch. The illustration shows two pigeons with banded tails, sitting on a branch with leaves and flowers. The background is plain.
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This is a painting of two band-tailed pigeons perched on a flowering branch. The illustration shows two pigeons with banded tails, sitting on a branch with leaves and flowers. The background is plain.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Band-tailed Pigeon

Robert Havell after John James Audubon

Date
1837
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Classification
Print
Accession number
1945.8.367
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 CCCLXVII

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • etching
  • aquatint
  • Flower
  • bird
  • animal
  • Tree
  • Fruit
  • Writing

NGA object ID 32508. 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.