The Wood Pelican (Tantalus Loculator)
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: 37.3 x 26.2 cm (14 11/16 x 10 5/16 in.)
sheet: 51.3 x 35.9 cm (20 3/16 x 14 1/8 in.) -
Accession
1991.163.96
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Catalogue Raisonné
Natural History, Vol. vol.1, no. 81
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: Pelicanus Sylvaticus. / The Wood Pelican.; upper left in plate: T 81
Watermarks
fleur-de-lis in shield surmounted by crown
Wikidata ID
Q74895140