Blue Hill, Maine

Four Birds of Native Species is an oil on canvas painting by Jonathan Fisher that demonstrates his artistic ability and his interest in nature.

Jonathan Fisher painted this portrait of one of his daughters and incorporated a poem entitled "Spring" in the foreground.

This painting is one of Fisher's most famous works. He used his camera obscura to help him capture the image exactly as it appeared.

The view is painted from Blue Hill Mountain looking south to the village of Blue Hill as it then existed.

For additional information about this painting please refer to the exhibit entitled "A New Look at an Old Painting" on this site.

Jonathan Fisher's book of Scripture Animals included an illustration of each animal named in the Bible. Fisher created the images by carving them (reversed) into wood blocks and then printing them.