A book about the Templar Knights from 1840 included a number of artistic page spaces and vignettes. This bird vignette was particularly striking. I love the little bug the pheasant appears to be chasing.
This black and white pheasant vignette features a large bird somewhat framed in a leafy curl of a flourish. The bird appears to be flying straight up in pursuit of the bug.
I think this public domain pheasant vignette would look even better if turned on its side. Maybe even use a pair of them to frame another image.
As I write this, there’s only one other pheasant image here on Reusable Art. You can find it here – colored pheasant drawing. Unfortunately, that drawing doesn’t really do these beautiful birds justice. They are a fairly large ground bird that often has iridescent feathers and are quite striking when spotted in the wild or while visiting a zoo or aviary.
I hope you enjoy this fellow and can add a bit a drama and flair to your next project with him.
This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.
