The Red Clawed Crab (Cancer erythropus)

published 1731-1743

Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

The image shows a large brown crab with red-tipped claws next to a yellow piece of coral. The color palette includes earthy browns, vibrant yellows, and red accents on the crab's claws. The crab is at the bottom left corner facing upward, and the coral branches arch to the right, filling most of the right side of the image with its intricate structure.

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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: 25.8 × 35.4 cm (10 3/16 × 13 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 36.8 × 53 cm (14 1/2 × 20 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.26.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. vol.2, no. 37

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1771

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

Wikidata ID

Q65574779

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