The Little Brown Duck (Anas rustica)
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: 26.7 x 35.4 cm (10 1/2 x 13 15/16 in.)
sheet: 28.1 x 41.6 cm (11 1/16 x 16 3/8 in.) -
Accession
1991.163.93
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Catalogue Raisonné
Natural History, Vol. vol.1, no. 98
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: MC; lower right in plate: Anas minor. upper left in plate: T 98; by later hand, lower left in graphite: The Little Brown Duck; by later hand, lower right in graphite: Marc Catesby - London. 1754 $35-
Watermarks
IHS IVILLEDARY
Wikidata ID
Q74895125