Pygmy Anteater, 1755

Not on View

series Title

A Natural History of Uncommon Birds and Animals (1743-51)

Medium

hand-colored etching on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 23.5 x 18.7 cm (9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.)

sheet: 29.3 x 22.6 cm (11 9/16 x 8 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George B. Green

Accession Number

1983.105.10

Artists / Makers

George Edwards (artist) English, 1694 - 1773

Image Use

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Inscription

across center in plate: An Animal from the Spanish Main in America / Drawn near of the Natural Size; lower right in plate: Geo Edwards Delin et Sculp AD 1755.; lower center in plate: 220