The Laughing Gull (Larus articilla)

Mark Catesby, published 1731–1743

The image shows a bird perched on a textured rock by the sea. The bird has a dark head, grey body, slender legs with webbed feet, an open beak with a vibrant orange interior, and long, overlapping tail feathers. There is water visible at the bottom left of the rock.
الفنان
Mark Catesby
التاريخ
published 1731–1743
النوع
Print
التقنية
etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
الأبعاد
26.2 × 34.3 cm
المجموعة
National Gallery of Art, Washington
الترخيص
ملك عام, CC0

وصف الصورة

The image shows a bird perched on a textured rock by the sea. The bird has a dark head, grey body, slender legs with webbed feet, an open beak with a vibrant orange interior, and long, overlapping tail feathers. There is water visible at the bottom left of the rock.

Mark Catesby