Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) — The Birds of America · J. J. Audubon · 1827-1838.
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Where it works
A pair of hooded mergansers from Audubon, the drake's black-and-white crest raised beside the rust-crested hen, on a bank over teal water, a wide plate on cream with a label. For a bathroom, a cabin hallway or a study at 16×24 landscape in a black frame, next to his Mallard.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 1827–1848 (Audubon)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- black, white, teal, terracotta
- Mood
- graphic, calm
- Rooms
- bathroom, hallway or entryway, study or library, nursery, kids room
- Good gift for
- bird lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. 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.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other bird prints (10% off three or more).
