Swainson's Warbler, Plate 50
1828
About this artwork
This is Plate 50 from John James Audubon's seminal work "The Birds of America", featuring a male Swainson's Warbler (Sylvicola swainsonia) perched on a branch of a White Oak (Quercus alba). The original work was published as a series of hand-colored engravings.
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John James Audubon's "The Birds of America" is one of the most famous and comprehensive ornithological works ever published. It features life-size illustrations of 435 different bird species of North America, meticulously observed and rendered from nature. Each plate was printed as a hand-colored engraving, making the creation of the complete series a monumental artistic and scientific undertaking.
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Swainson's Warbler, Plate 50
John James Audubon, 1828
