The Yellow-breasted Chat

published 1754

Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

A bird with gray wings and a bright yellow belly is perched upon a plant with wide, dark green leaves and vibrant purple flowers. The color palette of the image includes shades of gray, yellow, dark green, and purple against a light, neutral background. The bird is situated above the leaves, with its wings slightly open, while the plant extends downward, showing its roots at the bottom. Detailed textures of the bird's feathers and the plant's leaves and roots are prominent in the composition.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.
Not on view See artworks now on view

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green

  • Dimensions

    plate: 35.6 x 27.6 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 41.6 x 29.5 cm (16 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.163.22

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. vol.1, no. 50

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green, Virginia; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1771

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

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: MC; lower left in plate: OEnanthe Americana.; lower right in plate: Solanum &c fl: purpureo; upper right in plate: T. 50; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Yellow breasted chat; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Marc Catesby - London 1754

Watermarks

IHS / VILLIDARY

Wikidata ID

Q74894692

You may be interested in

Loading Results