Where Is Rose-Breasted Grosbeak? Museum Location

Q: Where can I see this work?

This print is at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, which has an important collection of Audubon prints.

Q: Who was Audubon?

John James Audubon was an American naturalist and artist whose Birds of America remains a landmark of natural history illustration.

Q: What is the Rose-Breasted Grosbeak?

The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak is a North American songbird, the male displaying a distinctive red chest patch that Audubon captured vividly.

John James Audubon depicted Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks with his characteristic scientific accuracy and artistic flair. The colorful songbirds perch on a branch, their distinctive plumage rendered in precise detail. Audubon's plates combined ornithological observation with dynamic composition.

This image comes from Audubon's monumental Birds of America project. His life-size bird portraits revolutionized natural history illustration. Displayed at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

This print is at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, which has an important collection of Audubon prints.

John James Audubon was an American naturalist and artist whose Birds of America remains a landmark of natural history illustration.

The Rose-Breasted Grosbeak is a North American songbird, the male displaying a distinctive red chest patch that Audubon captured vividly.

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak

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