The Fieldfare of Carolina (Turdus migratorius), published 1731-1743

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Medium

etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper

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.)

Credit Line

Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green

Catalogue Raisonné

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

Accession Number

1991.163.35

Artists / Makers

Mark Catesby (artist) English, 1679 - 1749

Image Use

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Inscription

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

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.