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Mark Catesby, The Purple Jack Daw (Gracula Quiscula)

Mark Catesby

British · 1679–1749 · Painter, Printmaker

English naturalist, painter and etcher (1683–1749)

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Record prices

  1. T. 46 The ChattererBrunk Auctions · $8,500≈ £6,442≈ €7,726Sign up to see
  2. Mark Catesby, A Set of Six Ornithological Prints from Recueil de divers Oiseaux étrangers et peu communs, qui se trouvent dans les ouvrages de MM Edwards et Catesby (Nuremberg, 1770-1773), after Catesby's 'Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1729-1747), hand-colored engravingA Set of Six Ornithological Prints from Recueil de divers Oiseaux étrangers et peu communs, qui se trouvent dans les ouvrages de MM Edwards et Catesby (Nuremberg, 1770-1773), after Catesby's 'Natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands (1729-1747)Bonhams · $8,320≈ £6,347≈ €7,576Sign up to see
  3. T. 11 Parrot of Carolina from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama IslandsBrunk Auctions · $6,000≈ £4,547≈ €5,454Sign up to see

Mark Catesby’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

English naturalist, painter and etcher (1683–1749)

Born 1679, EssexDied 1749, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, IllustratorWikidata Q334914 ↗ULAN 500024367 ↗Museum works 14

Also known as Catesby

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Mark Catesby, The Purple Jack Daw (Gracula Quiscula)
The Purple Jack Daw (Gracula Quiscula)published 1731-1743 · etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Gre…
Mark Catesby, The Ground Dove (Columba passerina)
The Ground Dove (Columba passerina)published 1731-1743 · etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Gre…
Mark Catesby, The Pied-billed Dobchick (Colymbus podiceps)
The Pied-billed Dobchick (Colymbus podiceps)published 1731-1743 · etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Gre…
Mark Catesby, The Black Muray (Muraenae helenae varietas)
The Black Muray (Muraenae helenae varietas)published 1731-1743 · etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Gre…
Mark Catesby, The Sucking Fish (Echeneis Naucratis)
The Sucking Fish (Echeneis Naucratis)published 1731-1743 · etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Gre…
Mark Catesby, The Red Mottled Rock-crab (Cancer grapsus)
The Red Mottled Rock-crab (Cancer grapsus)published 1731-1743 · etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Gre…
Mark Catesby, The Purple Jack Daw (Gracula Quiscula)
The Purple Jack Daw (Gracula Quiscula)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Mark Catesby, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Mark Catesby, The Ground Dove (Columba passerina)
The Ground Dove (Columba passerina)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Mark Catesby, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Mark Catesby, The Pied-billed Dobchick (Colymbus podiceps)
The Pied-billed Dobchick (Colymbus podiceps)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Mark Catesby, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Mark Catesby, The Black Muray (Muraenae helenae varietas)
The Black Muray (Muraenae helenae varietas)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Mark Catesby, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Mark Catesby, The Sucking Fish (Echeneis Naucratis)
The Sucking Fish (Echeneis Naucratis)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Mark Catesby, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Mark Catesby, The Red Mottled Rock-crab (Cancer grapsus)
The Red Mottled Rock-crab (Cancer grapsus)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Mark Catesby, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Mark Catesby, The Logger-head Turtle (Testudo Cavanna)
The Logger-head Turtle (Testudo Cavanna)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Mark Catesby, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)
Mark Catesby, The Coach-Whip Snake (Coluber flagellum)
The Coach-Whip Snake (Coluber flagellum)
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Mark Catesby, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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