This painting features two seagulls perched on a rocky landscape against a dark background. One gull has white plumage, a yellow eye, and a yellow bill with a red spot on the lower mandible, standing on the foreground rock. The other gull has brown plumage and is lying on the rocks in the background. The painting shows detailed brushstrokes for the feathers, bill, and feet, and earthy tones for the rocks, indicating a coastal habitat. The style is reminiscent of John James Audubon.

Burgomaster Gull

1837

Medium: hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Classification: Print
Period: 1826 to 1850
Image size: 5339 × 3562px

Description

This painting features two seagulls perched on a rocky landscape against a dark background. One gull has white plumage, a yellow eye, and a yellow bill with a red spot on the lower mandible, standing on the foreground rock. The other gull has brown plumage and is lying on the rocks in the background. The painting shows detailed brushstrokes for the feathers, bill, and feet, and earthy tones for the rocks, indicating a coastal habitat. The style is reminiscent of John James Audubon.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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