Mark Catesby
1683-1749
Plumeria Flore Rosea ... Verso: Tulip, or poplar, tree
ca. 1722-26
14 x 9 inches (355 x 228 mm)
Opaque watercolor and graphite on parchment, laid down; verso: pen and brown ink.
1961.6:2
Gift of Henry S. Morgan.
Notes
One of fourteen drawings and one colored proof engraving removed from Mark Catesby's "The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands...", 2 vol., London, 1731-1743 (PML 45708-45709).
Verso contains a study for v. I, pl. 48.
Verso contains a study for v. I, pl. 48.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink with color notations and "Poplar".
Associated names
Catesby, Jekyll, former owner.
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798, former owner.
Pennant, David, d. 1841, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798, former owner.
Pennant, David, d. 1841, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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