The Tropic Bird (Phaeton aethereus), Johann Michael Seligmann, probably 1743/1762

Date: probably 1743/1762. Dimensions: plate: 21.9 x 37.5 cm (8 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.); ; sheet: 24.4 x 39.1 cm (9 5/8 x 15 3/8 in.). Medium: hand-colored engraving on laid paper. Collection: National Gallery of Art. Johann Michael Seligmann after Mark Catesby, The Tropic Bird (Phaeton aethereus), probably 1743-1762, NGA 73631