The Soree (Rallus Virginianus), published 1731-1743

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Medium

hand-colored engraving

Dimensions

plate: 35.2 x 26.2 cm (13 7/8 x 10 5/16 in.)

sheet: 40.5 x 30.2 cm (15 15/16 x 11 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green

Accession Number

1991.163.23

Artists / Makers

Mark Catesby (artist) English, 1679 - 1749

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Inscription

lower left in plate: Gallinula Americana; lower center in plate: MC; lower right in plate: Gentiana &c.; lower right in plate: MC; by later hand, lower left in graphite: The Sora or Rail; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Virginie[?]

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green, Virginia; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Green, George Benjamin, Dr. and Mrs.

Bibliography

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

The Soree (Rallus Virginianus), published 1731-1743

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