1737
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Lane-snapper (Sparus synagris) is a 1737 ink by Mark Catesby, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a fish with bold stripes—reddish-brown and yellow—swimming near the bottom of a plain background. Its fins are sharp, and its eye glows bright red. Below it, a long spear rests on the ground, pointing toward the fish. The fish’s name is *The Lane-snapper*, and it was drawn to study nature. The artist used careful lines and colors to make it look real. Next, check out etching to see how artists like this made detailed prints.
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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