The Rice-bird (Emberiza oryzivora)

published 1731-1743

Mark Catesby

Associated Names
Mark Catesby

Artist, English, 1679 - 1749

Two birds are depicted in different postures. One bird is in flight with widespread wings, an upturned head, open beak, and talons poised. The second bird is perched on the ground with wings partially spread, body angled. Both birds are detailed with feather textures and lifelike stances in the style of John James Audubon.

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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: 25.9 x 35.4 cm (10 3/16 x 13 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 32.2 x 45.9 cm (12 11/16 x 18 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.163.98

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Natural History, Vol. appendix, no. 14

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 left in plate: 14; by later hand, upper right in graphite: 36; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: a91255/01; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: 091355

Watermarks

IV

Wikidata ID

Q74895176

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