The Cutwater (Rhynchops nigra)

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: 25.8 × 37.8 cm (10 3/16 × 14 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.5 × 50.6 cm (13 9/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.69.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. vol.1, no. 90

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1771

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

Watermarks

fleur-de-lis in shield surmounted by crown

Wikidata ID

Q65574814

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