Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
~ 1828
About this artwork
An early 19th-century scientific illustration of a Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) by Nils von Wright, with his brother Wilhelm von Wright serving as the lithographer. It captures the bird in profile, standing on a patch of earth with sparse green grass.
Did you know?
The von Wright brothers (Nils, Magnus, and Wilhelm) were acclaimed Finnish artists and naturalists renowned for their exquisite bird illustrations. Their magnum opus, "Svenska Foglar efter Naturen och på sten ritade" (Swedish Birds drawn from Nature and on stone), published between 1828 and 1838, stands as a pivotal work in Scandinavian ornithology. This illustration of the Meadow Pipit is a prime example of their collaborative effort, blending scientific accuracy with artistic elegance, making it a valuable historical record of European avifauna.
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Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Wihelm Wright, ~ 1828
