American Crow
Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II, 1833
- Artist
- Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II
- Date
- 1833
- Type
- Medium
- hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Public domain, CC0
Image description
The American crow is perched on a branch of a tree with clusters of yellow-green fruits and surrounded by elongated green leaves. The color palette consists of black, greens, browns, and yellows. The crow is positioned centrally and slightly towards the left side. Green and leafy branches spread across the image in multiple directions, with a small bird's nest visible lower on the right side.