The Grey Fox Squirrel (Sciurus cinereus)
published 1731-1743
Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 25.2 x 34.9 cm (9 15/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
sheet: 31.9 x 45.1 cm (12 9/16 x 17 3/4 in.) -
Accession
1991.163.91
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Catalogue Raisonné
Natural History, Vol. vol.2, no. 74
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 left in plate: MC; lower left in plate: Viscum; lower center in plate: Sciurus; upper left in plate: T.74.; by later hand, across bottom in graphite: M. Catesby - London - 1754 Grey Fox - Squirrel 40-
Watermarks
fleur-de-lis with [?]VG
Wikidata ID
Q74895120