1737
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Buffel's Head Duck (Anas bucephala) is a 1737 ink by Mark Catesby, a Baroque work, depicting Duck, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a duck with a distinctive head shape. It's detailed and colorful. The artist included feathers and a beak in the picture. The duck looks realistic. This picture was made a long time ago, and the artist used a special process to color it by hand. To learn more about this type of artwork, look up the technique: etching.
Mark Catesby (24 March 1683 – 23 December 1749) was an English naturalist who studied the flora and fauna of the New World.
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