Spotted Moray & Sea Fan
Spotted Moray & Sea Fan (Gymnothorax moringa) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. II (Pl. 21) · Mark Catesby · 1734–1743.
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This print
Where it works
Catesby's spotted moray, speckled grey-black, coils at the foot of a tall tan sea whip with branching arms, on aged cream. Graphic and coastal for a bathroom, a study or a hallway at 16×24 in a black frame, with his Green Moray.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- charcoal, ochre, sage, cream
- Mood
- graphic, moody
- Rooms
- bathroom, hallway or entryway, study or library
- Good gift for
- him, anglers
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. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
