Psittacus minor viridis cauda longiore Occidentalis

Johann Sebastian Leitner after George Edwards

Associated Names
Johann Sebastian Leitner

Artist, German, 1715 - 1795

George Edwards

Artist After, English, 1694 - 1773

A green parakeet is perched on a bare tree branch, next to an orange and yellow butterfly. The color palette includes green for the parakeet, brown for the tree and ground, and orange and yellow for the butterfly. The parakeet's long tail extends downwards on the branch, and the butterfly is fluttering above the branch.

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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: 26.7 x 20.1 cm (10 1/2 x 7 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 44 x 27.4 cm (17 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.105.15

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

across top in plate: (title) / Tab.LXX.; across bottom in plate: G.Eduards ad viv.delin. / J.M.Seligmann excudit. / Sebast.Leitner jun.Sculps. / Psittacus minor ... a longue Queue.

Watermarks

J MON[?] & [?]ON[?]

Wikidata ID

Q74044837

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