Whip-poor-will

Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas I, 1830

This is a painting of a natural scene with birds, insects, and foliage. Two whip-poor-wills are perched on a branch with a background of green leaves. One bird is flying, showing its brown and white feathers extended. There are two moths with brown and pink wings, and red and yellow patterns, as well as a caterpillar on a leaf. The details are meticulously rendered, capturing the textures of feathers, leaves, and bark with fine lines and shading. The style is reminiscent of John James Audubon, known for detailed and accurate illustrations of birds in their habitats.
Kunstner
Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas I
Datering
1830
Type
Print
Teknikk
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Mål
65.2 × 52.5 cm
Samling
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Lisens
Offentlig eiendom, CC0

Bildebeskrivelse

This is a painting of a natural scene with birds, insects, and foliage. Two whip-poor-wills are perched on a branch with a background of green leaves. One bird is flying, showing its brown and white feathers extended. There are two moths with brown and pink wings, and red and yellow patterns, as well as a caterpillar on a leaf. The details are meticulously rendered, capturing the textures of feathers, leaves, and bark with fine lines and shading. The style is reminiscent of John James Audubon, known for detailed and accurate illustrations of birds in their habitats.

Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas I