The Purple Martin (Hirundo purpurea)

published 1731-1743

Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

Mark Catesby

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.2 × 35 cm (10 5/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 34 × 44.7 cm (13 3/8 × 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1975.83.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. vol.1, no. 51

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1771

  • Catesby, Mark. The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. London: 1771.

Wikidata ID

Q65574794

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