Northern Cardinal (Catesby)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. I (Pl. 38) · Mark Catesby · 1729–1732.
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Where it works
Catesby's cardinal, a crested coral-red bird, perches among large green hickory leaves with a split brown hickory nut below, on a tall cream page. The red against green warms a living room, a kitchen or a winter entry at 24×36 in dark wood, with Audubon's Northern Cardinal.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- red, forest green, chocolate brown, cream
- Mood
- warm, bold
- Rooms
- living room, kitchen, nursery, kids room
- Good gift for
- bird lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
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.
