The Bahama Coney (Mus Monax)

published 1754

Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

This is an image of a small rodent surrounded by foliage and berries. The painting features a detailed depiction of a brown-furred rodent with a realistic texture and shading to show its fur and musculature. The rodent is shown on four legs with a slightly curved posture. Its tail extends out behind it, and its ears are perked attentively. Around the animal are branches of foliage with green leaves. Some branches have red berries, while others have blue flowers and buds. The background is minimalistic.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.8 x 34.8 cm (10 3/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.6 x 44.8 cm (12 7/16 x 17 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.163.29

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. vol.2, no. 79

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 left in plate: Cuniculus; lower right in plate: Pittonia; by later hand, lower left in graphite: M. Catesby London 1754; by later hand, lower center in graphite: Bahama Coney; upper right in plate: T.79.; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 20-

Watermarks

fleur-de-lis

Wikidata ID

Q74894741

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