The Land Frog (Rana)
published 1731-1743
Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 34.9 x 25.9 cm (13 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)
sheet: 50.4 x 35.5 cm (19 13/16 x 14 in.) -
Accession
1991.163.28
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Catalogue Raisonné
Natural History, Vol. vol.2, no. 69
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green, Virginia; gift to NGA, 1991.
Associated Names
Bibliography
1771
Catesby, Mark. The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands. London: 1771.
Inscriptions
lower right in plate: MC; lower center in plate: Rana Terrestris; lower right in plate: Sarracena; upper left in plate: T.69.
Watermarks
IV
Wikidata ID
Q74894738