Hermit Thrush

Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas I, 1820

This painting depicts a bird perched on a portion of a branch in the center, surrounded by blank beige paper. The bird is facing the left, and it has brown plumage on its head and wings, white feathers with black spots on its chest, and a faint red color on its tail. The branch it is perched on is white with thin gray lines. At the bottom of the painting, there are a few lines of handwritten text.
Artist
Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas I
Date
1820
Type
Drawing
Medium
black chalk, watercolor, and gouache over graphite
Dimensions
43.82 × 29.53 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting depicts a bird perched on a portion of a branch in the center, surrounded by blank beige paper. The bird is facing the left, and it has brown plumage on its head and wings, white feathers with black spots on its chest, and a faint red color on its tail. The branch it is perched on is white with thin gray lines. At the bottom of the painting, there are a few lines of handwritten text.

Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas I