The Yellow Titmouse (Motacilla trochilus)
published 1754
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: 35.2 x 26.4 cm (13 7/8 x 10 3/8 in.)
sheet: 40.2 x 28.4 cm (15 13/16 x 11 3/16 in.) -
Accession
1991.163.69
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Catalogue Raisonné
Natural History, Vol. vol.1, no. 63
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: Laurus Carolinensis; lower left in plate: Parus luteus; upper left in plate: 63; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Yellow Titmouse; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Marc Catesby-London-1754
Watermarks
fleur-de-lis in shield surmounted by crown over LVG
Wikidata ID
Q74894969