The Booby (Pelecanus Sula)

published 1731-1743

Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

This is a painting of a bird standing on a rock by the sea. The bird has dark brown plumage and webbed feet. The painting shows a high level of detail in the bird's feathers and beak. To the left is a faint outline of the bird's head. In the background, there is an expanse of water with a distant ship. The rock the bird is on is depicted with earthy tones. Text underneath the bird labels it as "The Booby" and provides a Latin description.

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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: 35.3 × 36.2 cm (13 7/8 × 14 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 40.4 × 28.4 cm (15 7/8 × 11 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.69.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. vol.1, no. 87

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1771

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

Watermarks

LVG

Wikidata ID

Q65574812

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