American Crossbill
American Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) — The Birds of America (Pl. CXCVII) · John James Audubon, engraved by Robert Havell Jr. · 1834.
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Where it works
Audubon's American crossbills, seven red, orange and olive-green finches crowding a drooping hemlock branch hung with pale cones, on a cream page. Lively and warm, it suits a kitchen, cabin or hallway on sage, cream or dark green walls at 24×36 in natural wood, with his Purple Finch.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 1827–1848 (Audubon)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- red, olive, orange, cream
- Mood
- warm, colorful
- Rooms
- kitchen, hallway or entryway, nursery, kids room
- Good gift for
- bird lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. A slim black or natural wood frame right to the plate edge; the plate's own margin frames the subject. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other bird prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
About this design
The Madten promise
The cream specimen edition
The same plate set on a soft cream ground with a typeset specimen label — a gallery-ready print.
