1754
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From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Mangrove Snapper (Labrus griseus) is a 1754 ink by Mark Catesby, a Romanticism work, depicting Fish, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a mangrove snapper fish floating in water, its greenish body and red fins sharp against a pale background. The artist added hand coloring after printing, making the colors pop. Catesby studied live fish in the wild before drawing them, so the details feel real, not made up. Hand coloring like this was tricky back then—each print got touched up by hand. That means no two prints look exactly alike. Check out more by Catesby, Mark.
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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