Common Nighthawk & American Ginseng
Common Nighthawk & American Ginseng (Chordeiles minor) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Appendix (Pl. 16) · Mark Catesby · 1747.
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This print
Where it works
Catesby's nighthawk, barred brown and buff, rests on a mossy mound beneath a ginseng plant with five-part leaves, a bright red berry cluster and its forked pale root, on aged cream. Earthy and calm for a study or a cabin at 18×24 in dark wood, with his Common Nighthawk.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- chocolate brown, forest green, red, cream
- Mood
- earthy, calm
- Rooms
- study or library, nursery, kids room
- Good gift for
- bird lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 18×24. Prints at 12×16, 18×24 in — 12×16 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 18×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.
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).
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
About this design
The Madten promise
The cream specimen edition
The same plate set on a soft cream ground with a typeset specimen label — a gallery-ready print.
