Thomas Pennant
1726-1798
Bahama Titmouse
13 15/16 x 9 1/4 inches (353 x 231 mm)
Pen and brown ink and watercolor on paper.
1961.6:11
Gift of Mr. Henry S. Morgan.
Notes
One of fourteen drawings and one colored proof engraving removed from Mark Catesby's "The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands...", 2 vol., London, 1731-1743 (PML 45708-45709).
Copy after Mark Catesby, "The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands...", v. 1, pl. 59.
Copy after Mark Catesby, "The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands...", v. 1, pl. 59.
Associated names
Catesby, Jekyll, former owner.
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798, former owner.
Pennant, David, -1841, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749. Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands.
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798, former owner.
Pennant, David, -1841, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Catesby, Mark, 1683-1749. Natural history of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands.
Bibliography
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 159.
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