Sharp-shinned Hawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) — The Birds of America (Pl. CCCLXXIV) · John James Audubon, engraved by Robert Havell Jr..
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Where it works
Two small Sharp-shinned Hawks on a dead branch, grey-backed with barred tails and rust-barred breasts, one holding a small green bird, on cream in Audubon's plate. Precise and spare for a study, a hallway or an office on cream or grey at 16×24 in black, with his Pigeon Hawk.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 1827–1848 (Audubon)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- grey, terracotta, charcoal, cream
- Mood
- scholarly, calm
- Rooms
- hallway or entryway, study or library, home office, 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. The label ground is its own mat: a slim black or natural wood frame, no extra mat.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other bird prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
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About this design
The Madten promise
The full-bleed edition
The same plate printed edge-to-edge, filling the whole sheet — bold and immersive.



























