Birds
| Title | Birds |
|---|---|
| Artist | American 19th Century |
| Date | c. 1840 19th century |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Classification | Painting |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Birds” is a work by American 19th Century, dated c. 1840. It is executed in oil on canvas and classified as painting. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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The artist
This work is attributed to American 19th Century. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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Catalogued as painting. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to c. 1840. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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