The Glass Snake (Anguis ventralis)
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: 24.9 x 34.4 cm (9 13/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
sheet: 37 x 53.8 cm (14 9/16 x 21 3/16 in.) -
Accession
1991.163.66
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Catalogue Raisonné
Natural History, Vol. vol.2, no. 59
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 right in plate: Chrysanthemum.; lower left in plate: Caecilia Maculata.; upper right in plate: 59
Watermarks
GR with shield
Wikidata ID
Q74894957