Rufous-Vented Kinghunter, Plate from Birds of Western Africa

A hand-colored engraving of a kingfisher in mid-dive over water, its blue back and black wings contrasting with a white breast and a long red bill. Feathery branches and reeds frame the scene, and the caption reads Rufous-Vented Kinghunter.

Artist

William Home Lizars

Date

1837

Medium

Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1288 × 1920 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum