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The Booby (Pelecanus Sula) by Mark Catesby, Green, George Benjamin, Dr. and Mrs. — VisualArtsDB

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The Booby (Pelecanus Sula)

The Booby (Pelecanus Sula)

The Booby (Pelecanus Sula)

Mark Catesby Green, George Benjamin, Dr. and Mrs.

1731–1743

Medium: etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
Dimensions: plate: 35.3 × 36.2 cm (13 7/8 × 14 1/4 in.) sheet: 40.4 × 28.4 cm (15 7/8 × 11 3/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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