# Turtur Risorius

**William Home Lizars** (Scottish, 1788–1859)  
hand-colored lithograph  
sheet: 17 × 10.5 cm (6 11/16 × 4 1/8 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1973.26.27. [The museum's record](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.53854.html).

## About this work

William Home Lizars made this. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

### What you’re looking at

This is a drawing of a bird perched on a branch. The bird is detailed and identified as "Turtur Risorius." It rests on a green textured branch against a plain background. The bird has a black ring around its neck, soft brown plumage with intricate feather patterns, and light pink legs. Its eye is prominent and outlined within its head design. The branch is minimalist with small buds and thin twigs.

_Description from the National Gallery of Art._

### How it was made

- **Lithograph.** Drawn on limestone with a greasy crayon or ink. The stone is kept damp, and the oily printing ink clings only to the drawing. Invented in the 1790s, it let artists print exactly as they drew.
- **Hand-coloured.** Printed in black, then coloured by hand in watercolour, one sheet at a time.

### [William Home Lizars](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/william-home-lizars)

Scottish, 1788–1859

## Facts

- Type: Print
- Real size: about 6½ × 4 in (17 × 11 cm). The original is small: even the 8 × 10 in print shows it larger than life.
- Century: 18th century
- Subjects: bird, Tree
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1564.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1564/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/turtur-risorius-nga-53854).