Song Sparrow
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) — The Birds of America (Pl. XXV) · John James Audubon, engraved by Robert Havell Jr. · 1828.
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Where it works
Audubon's song sparrows, two streaked brown birds on bare twigs with small green leaves, one singing with its head thrown back, small, in wide cream margins. Modest and warm, it suits a hallway or kitchen on cream or warm gray walls at 16×24 in natural wood, next to his Marsh Wren.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 1827–1848 (Audubon)
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- chocolate brown, sage, cream
- Mood
- calm, intimate
- Rooms
- kitchen, hallway or entryway, 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. 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.
