Common Grackle (Catesby)
Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. I (Pl. 12) · Mark Catesby · 1729–1732.
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Where it works
Catesby's purple grackle, glossy violet-black with a long tail, stands on a low rock beside a tuft of grass, on a wide cream page. The dark bird reads well in a study or an entry on white or sage walls at 24×16 in a black frame, with Audubon's Common Grackle.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- purple, black, sepia, cream
- Mood
- graphic, moody
- Rooms
- study or library, nursery, kids room
- Good gift for
- bird lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×16. Prints at 18×12, 24×16 in — 18×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×16 above a console or sideboard.
Framing. A slim black or dark wood frame right to the plate edge; the plate's own margin frames the subject.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other bird prints (10% off three or more).
