The image shows two birds on their backs. One bird has glossy black feathers with iridescent highlights, while the other is tawny with white and brown spotted undersides. The color palette includes earthy browns, tawny yellows, and hints of iridescent greens and blues. The larger tawny bird is slightly on top and to the right of the darker bird, which is to the left. In the background, there is subtle imagery of grass and foliage in muted natural tones on a brown background.
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A Starling and a Lark

William Page (American, 1811 - 1885)

1863

Medium
watercolor on wove paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 24.77 × 31.27 cm (9 3/4 × 12 5/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed

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