The Blue Heron (Ardea coerulea)
published 1731-1743
Mark Catesby
Artist, English, 1679 - 1749
Mark Catesby
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Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and engraving with hand coloring on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 35.5 × 25.6 cm (14 × 10 1/16 in.)
sheet: 53.6 × 34.3 cm (21 1/8 × 13 1/2 in.) -
Accession Number
1970.25.1
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Catalogue Raisonné
Natural History, Vol. vol.1, no. 76
Artwork history & notes
Bibliography
1771
Catesby, Mark. The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. London: 1771.
Wikidata ID
Q65511197