The Fieldfare of Carolina (Turdus migratorius)

published 1731-1743

Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

The image shows a bird with a red breast and brown wing laying upside-down on a tree stump. There are vibrant green leaves and vine-like plants surrounding the bird. The color palette consists mainly of bright red and rich browns for the bird, complemented by the deep green of the foliage and a neutral tan background. The bird's head is toward the left side of the image with its body and tail extending to the right, while the leaves of the plant are positioned above and around the bird's body.

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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: 26 x 34.4 cm (10 1/4 x 13 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 36.4 x 50.8 cm (14 5/16 x 20 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.163.35

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. vol.1, no. 29

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 left in plate: T.29.; lower left in plate: Turdus pilaris,migratorius. / The Fieldfare.; lower left in plate: Aristolochia &c. / The Snake-root.

Watermarks

present but not identified [WHATMAN?]

Wikidata ID

Q74894792

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