Pair of Birds

c. 1780/1785

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: pen, brown ink, and watercolor on paper
Dimensions: sight size: 20.8 x 16 cm (8 3/16 x 6 5/16 in.) framed: 29.5 x 24.7 x 3.8 cm (11 5/8 x 9 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.)
Collection no.: 1953.5.110
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Pair of Birds — Heinrich Otto. c. 1780/1785.

Medium: pen, brown ink, and watercolor on paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): sight size: 20.8 x 16 cm (8 3/16 x 6 5/16 in.) framed: 29.5 x 24.7 x 3.8 cm (11 5/8 x 9 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1953.5.110. Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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