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Orchard Oriole
Orchard Oriole

Orchard Oriole

Artist/Maker Alexander Wilson United States, born Scotland, 1766 - 1813
MediumHand-colored engraving
Dimensionsframe: 23 × 19 3/4 in. (58.4 × 50.2 cm) image: 13 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (33.7 × 26 cm)
Credit LineGift of John R. Moore, National Museum of Wildlife Art.
Object numberW2017.030.001
ClassificationsPrint
Subject
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DescriptionFour birds--three female black, white and yellow, and one male black and red bird all resting on a branch. Caterpillar on leaf by red and black bird's head; eggs on bottom of picture
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