This painting shows three chickens around a small wooden enclosure. A large rooster is on the left, its body turned to the right, showing its long tail feathers. It has its head low to the ground and appears to have a seed or piece of grain in its mouth. On the right is a wooden container with a large opening in the side. Inside this box is a hen sitting on a round white egg. It is turned to the left, and its face is close to the rooster's. Another hen stands on top of the box looking down at the rooster. All of the chickens are white with red faces. The hens have tufts of white feathers on…
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Farmyard Fowls

John James Audubon (American, 1785 - 1851)

c. 1827

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 71.5 x 104 cm (28 1/8 x 40 15/16 in.) ; framed: 78.4 x 110.8 x 2.2 cm (30 7/8 x 43 5/8 x 7/8 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of E.J.L. Hallstrom
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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