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.
Artista
Mark Catesby
Data
published 1731–1743
Tipus
Print
Tècnica
etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
Mides
26.2 × 34.3 cm
Col·lecció
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Llicència
Domini públic, CC0

Descripció de la imatge

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