The Green Lizard of Jamaica (Lacerta bullaris)

published 1731-1743

Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

This is a drawing of a lizard on a flowering plant. The image depicts a lizard on the branches of a plant with pinkish-red buds and small yellow flowers. The plant has green leaves and brown seed pods. The lizard is detailed, showing its scales and open mouth. The drawing is focused, detailed, and realistic, resembling botanical illustrations.

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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: 35.1 × 25.8 cm (13 13/16 × 10 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 52.4 × 35.7 cm (20 5/8 × 14 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1968.8.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. vol.2, no. 66

  • Series Title

    Nat. Hist. of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Isl.:V.2,T66

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1771

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

Wikidata ID

Q65511196

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