The Lyon Lizard (Lacerta 6-lineata)

Mark Catesby, published 1731–1743

The image includes a green-stemmed plant with elongated leaves and two prominent flowers, one yellow and the other white. A lizard is on the plant's stem. The color palette consists of green, yellow, gray, and white against a light background. The plant stretches from the bottom to the top of the image, with the lizard positioned in the middle, wrapping its tail around the stem above visible roots at the base.
Уметник
Mark Catesby
Датовање
published 1731–1743
Врста
Print
Техника
etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
Димензије
34.8 × 25.7 cm
Збирка
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Лиценца
Јавно добро, CC0

Опис слике

The image includes a green-stemmed plant with elongated leaves and two prominent flowers, one yellow and the other white. A lizard is on the plant's stem. The color palette consists of green, yellow, gray, and white against a light background. The plant stretches from the bottom to the top of the image, with the lizard positioned in the middle, wrapping its tail around the stem above visible roots at the base.

Mark Catesby