Worm Eating Warbler
1938.1430
Name/Title
Worm Eating WarblerEntry/Object ID
JJA.1938.1430Description
This is print number 7, plate 34, of the series The Birds of America, titled "Worm-eating Warbler." The print was made from a copperplate engraving and was then colored by hand with watercolor. The image shows two warblers: 1 male and 1 female. The birds are perched on the branches of a pokeberry plant. The female is reaching upward towards a berry with her beak slightly open. The male is turned downward toward the female. The top left of the print bears the inscription, "No. 7." and the top right bears the inscription, 'PLATE 34." Beneath is the inscription, "Worm-eating Warbler. M. 1. F.2. Dacnis Vermivora. Plant Phytolacca decandra vulgo poke berry. "On the bottom left of the engraving are the words "Drawn from Nature and Published by John J. Audubon, F.R.S.E, F.L.S, M.W.S." and on the bottom right are the words "Engraved, Printed, and Coloured by R. Havell & Son, London, 1828.Artwork Details
Medium
Paper, Watercolor, InkCollection
John James Audubon Museum CollectionMade/Created
Artist Information
Audubon, John James
Mason, Joseph R.
Havell, Sr., Robert