Two Brown-and-Yellow Birds on Branches with Carnations and Insects
Two finches, one olive-yellow and one brown-streaked, perch on bare, twiggy branches beside pink carnations and green stems. A red-and-white moth and a small blue-and-pink butterfly fly above, drawn in pen and ink with delicate wash on pale paper.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 1800–1830
- Medium
- Pen and ink, graphite on wove paper
- Source
- Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
- Size
- 2995 × 2243 px
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, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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