The Purple Martin (Hirundo purpurea)

The Purple Martin (Hirundo purpurea)

Catesby, Mark

published 1731-1743

Accession Number

1975.83.1

Medium

etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 26.2 × 35 cm (10 5/16 × 13 3/4 in.) | sheet: 34 × 44.7 cm (13 3/8 × 17 5/8 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green