Yellow red-poll warbler
1827-1838
John James Audubon brought these Yellow Red-poll Warblers to life with his signature dramatic flair, perching them dynamically among tall, flowering stems rather than the stiff poses common in scientific illustrations of the time. To get these lifelike angles, he famously shot birds and used wires to prop them up in natural positions before sketching. This plate, hand-colored and engraved by Robert Havell in 1832, is part of his massive 'The Birds of America' project, a monumental book so large it was nicknamed the 'Double Elephant Folio' because it required elephant-sized paper to print.
- Technique
- Hand-colored engraving
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- Paper
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