The Ground Dove (Columba passerina), published 1731-1743

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Medium

hand-colored engraving on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 35.6 x 26.4 cm (14 x 10 3/8 in.)

sheet: 45.1 x 33.8 cm (17 3/4 x 13 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green

Accession Number

1991.163.85

Artists / Makers

Mark Catesby (artist) English, 1679 - 1749

Image Use

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Inscription

lower left in plate: Turtur minimus guttatus. / The Ground Dove.; lower right in plate: Zanthoxylum Spinosum Lentisci folijs &c.; upper right in plate: T.26.

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.

The Ground Dove (Columba passerina), published 1731-1743

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