Hungry Birds, from "The Graphic" Christmas Number 1882

"Hungry Birds", created in 1882 by Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Bauerle, depicts three children looking out a window at birds outside. The children are situated inside a warmly lit room with a red curtain and are looking at the birds enjoying a meal on a plate set outside on a snowy day. The image is a charming example of late 19th-century illustration, a genre popular in the Victorian era. This image was originally published in *The Graphic* Christmas Number, and is currently in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.