The Red Legged Thrush (Turdus plumbeus)

published 1731-1743

Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

The image shows a large gray bird perched on a branch surrounded by leaves and small hanging fruits. The color palette includes earthy tones, with shades of gray for the bird, various greens for the leaves, and deep purple for the fruits. The bird is positioned centrally on the branch, with leaves and fruits surrounding it.

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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: 25.7 x 35.2 cm (10 1/8 x 13 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 34.8 x 42.5 cm (13 11/16 x 16 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.163.92

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. vol.1, no. 30

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: Teribinthus Major. &c. / The Gum-Elimy tree.; lower right in plate: Turdus viscivorus plumbeus / The red-leg'd Thrush.; upper left in plate: T. 30

Watermarks

IHS IVILLEDARY

Wikidata ID

Q74895122

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