The Song
Date1892
Artist
Frederick Stuart Church
(American painter and illustrator, 1842–1924)
MediumEtching
Dimensionsplate: 6 5/16 × 9 7/8 in. (16 × 25.1 cm)
sheet: 12 1/2 × 15 3/4 in. (31.8 × 40 cm)
sheet: 12 1/2 × 15 3/4 in. (31.8 × 40 cm)
Credit LineFound in collection, 2019
Object number2019-48
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextIn this humorous etching, a tiger watches as a small bird sings while perched nearby on a reed. The tiger's intense gaze might lead the viewer to surmise an unpleasant fate for the bird once its song is finished.