Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Catesby)
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) — The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands, Vol. I (Pl. 79) · Mark Catesby · 1729–1732.
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Where it works
Catesby's yellow-crowned night heron, slate blue with a black-and-white face and long cream plumes, stands before a fleshy green plant with a white flower and a black berry, on cream. Strong for a study or an entry at 24×36 in a black frame, with Audubon's Yellow-crowned Night Heron.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- grey, black, sage, cream
- Mood
- bold, sophisticated
- Rooms
- study or library, 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.
