The Mangrove Snapper (Labrus griseus)

published 1754

Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

The image shows an illustration of a fish with spiny dorsal fins and a prominent tail fin. The fish is colored in shades of brown with a gradient that fades to lighter hues along its belly, complemented by darker detailing on its scales. Its eye is accentuated with a reddish-brown outline. The fish is positioned horizontally in the center of the image against a plain, light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.2 x 35.7 cm (10 5/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.4 x 44.8 cm (12 3/8 x 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.163.71

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. vol.2, no. 9

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: Turdus &c.; upper right in plate: T 9; by later hand, lower left in graphite: M. CATESBY - London.1754; by later hand, lower center in graphite: MANGROVE SNAPPER

Wikidata ID

Q74894992

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