Northern Flicker (Catesby)
Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. I (Pl. 18) · Mark Catesby · 1729–1732.
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Where it works
Catesby's flicker, barred brown with a black bib, a red nape and a speckled breast, perches among broad toothed chestnut-oak leaves and acorns, on a tall cream page. Warm and earthy, it suits a living room or a hallway at 16×24 in dark wood, with Audubon's Northern Flicker.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- chocolate brown, sage, red, cream
- Mood
- warm, earthy
- Rooms
- living room, hallway or entryway, nursery, kids room
- Good gift for
- bird lovers
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 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.
