White-crowned Pigeon (Catesby)
White-crowned Pigeon (Patagioenas leucocephala) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. I (Pl. 25) · Mark Catesby · 1729–1732.
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This print
Where it works
Catesby's white-crowned pigeon, slate grey with a white cap, perches on a coco-plum branch of round green leaves and glossy red fruit, on a tall cream page. Rich but calm, it suits a dining room or a sunroom at 24×16 in dark wood, with his Passenger Pigeon.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Palette
- grey, red, forest green, cream
- Mood
- calm, warm
- Rooms
- dining room, 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).
