Pájaro de cedro
1827-1838
John James Audubon captured the elegant Cedar Waxwing in this stunning 1828 hand-colored engraving from his legendary 'Birds of America' series. Notice how the birds are depicted in dynamic, life-sized poses, perched on a red cedar branch and snacking on its blue berries—a signature Audubon style that revolutionized ornithological illustration. To create these lifelike scenes, Audubon famously shot birds with fine shot and posed them with wires to mimic natural behavior, a rather macabre but effective method for the time!
- Technique
- Hand-colored aquatint engraving
- Material
- Paper
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