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.
Уметник
Mark Catesby
Датовање
published 1731–1743
Врста
Print
Техника
etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
Димензије
26.2 × 34.3 cm
Збирка
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Лиценца
Јавно добро, CC0

Опис слике

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