Psittacus albus cristatus maximus

Johann Sebastian Leitner

Associated Names
Johann Sebastian Leitner

Artist, German, 1715 - 1795

George Edwards

Artist After, English, 1694 - 1773

This shows a cockatoo perched on a branch. The cockatoo is detailed with red-tipped feathers on its crest, white and beige overlapping feathers on its body, a blue eye, and a black beak. The branch has bark detail and some foliage at its base. The drawing portrays the beauty of the bird and its natural setting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George B. Green

  • Dimensions

    plate: 26.3 x 19.9 cm (10 3/8 x 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.105.14

  • Series Title

    A Natural History of Uncommon Birds and Animals(1749-76), 55

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

across top in plate: (title) / Tab.LV.; across bottom in plate: G.Eduards ad viv.delin. / J.M.Seligmann excudit. / Joh.Sebast.Leitner Sculps. / Psittacus albus ... Le Grand Cacatua

Wikidata ID

Q74044813

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