Skip to main contentDescriptionCatesby depicts the profile of a whooping crane. Head is located on the left side of engraving looking to the right. A branch of berries is behind the front portion of head and entire bill positioned in the center of the engraving. Plate mark evident. Edition number in top right corner. Artist mark and/or image identification mark in bottom right and left corners of image.
Whooping Crane
Artist/Maker
Marcus Catesby
England, 1682 - 1749
Date1771
MediumHand colored engraving
Dimensionsframe: 21 3/4 × 15 in. (55.2 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineAllison and James Eden
Object numberW2014.008.003
ClassificationsPrint
Subject
On View
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