Swallow-tailed Hawk
Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas I, 1829
- Artiste
- Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas I
- Datation
- 1829
- Catégorie
- Estampe
- Technique
- hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
- Collection
- National Gallery of Art, Washington
- Licence
- Domaine public, CC0
Description de l’image
This is a painting of a swallow-tailed bird hunting a snake mid-flight. The bird has large, dark wings and a white head, grasping the snake in its beak and talons. The snake is coiled with its body undulating, and the bird's wings are extended. The background is a plain, light color.