Great Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)

John Gould,

This is a painting of two woodpeckers perched on a tree. The image shows two woodpeckers on the trunk of a weathered tree. The artwork highlights details such as the texture of the birds' feathers and the tree bark. The setting includes pine branches with needle-like leaves on the left side. The background is subtly shaded, drawing focus to the birds and the tree. The style is similar to John James Audubon.
Artist
John Gould
Type
Print
Medium
hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
55.9 × 37.9 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This is a painting of two woodpeckers perched on a tree. The image shows two woodpeckers on the trunk of a weathered tree. The artwork highlights details such as the texture of the birds' feathers and the tree bark. The setting includes pine branches with needle-like leaves on the left side. The background is subtly shaded, drawing focus to the birds and the tree. The style is similar to John James Audubon.

John Gould