Lithograph of three hanging snipe with long bills against a gray brick wall, inside an oval frame titled Game Birds of America.

Game Birds of America: Snipe, lithograph by Clay, 1861

An oval lithograph showing three dead snipe with long bills hanging by their feet from a nail against a gray brick wall. Their mottled brown and white plumage and outstretched wings are rendered in soft tonal shading, with a printed title band across the top.

Artist: Clay
Date: 1861
Medium: paper (overall material) ink (overall material)
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of American History)
Size: 2021 × 2560 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of American History) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1861).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History

19th century 1860s 1861 still life lithograph bird illustration oval print game birds hunting print hanging birds