The Little Black Bullfinch (Rubicilla minor nigra)

probably 1743/1762

Johann Michael Seligmann after Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Johann Michael Seligmann

Artist, German, 1720 - 1762

Mark Catesby

Artist After, English, 1679 - 1749

The image shows a black bird perched on a branch surrounded by large green leaves. The color palette includes muted greens, browns, and blacks. The bird is positioned centrally, facing right, with the leaves framing it. The branch with leaves extends from the lower left corner upwards and to the right.

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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: 29.4 × 21.8 cm (11 9/16 × 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.8 × 24 cm (16 1/16 × 9 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.26.14

  • Series Title

    Nat. Hist. of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Isl.

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: J. M. Seligmann Sculps.; lower left in plate: M. Catesby ad viv. delin.; across bottom in plate: Rubicilla minor nigra. No. 36.III Theil. Petit Rouge-queüe noir.

Wikidata ID

Q65572374

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