Oenanthe; Le Cul-blanc rouge, male et femlle

Date1768

Engraver Johann Michael Seligmann 1720-1762

After work by George Edwards 1694 - 1773

OriginEurope, Germany, Nuremberg

MediumBlack and white line engraving

DimensionsOH: 10 1/8" x OW: 8"

Credit LineGift of Barnett Shepherd

Object number2018-269,14

DescriptionText along upper margin cut-off
Lower margin reads: "G. Edwards ad viv. del/ Cum Privil. Sac. Caes. Majestais./ J.M. Seligmann sculps. et excud. Norimb./ OENANTHE, fulva; mas et foemella./ 61/ Le Cul-blanc rouge, mâle et femllee."Label TextPublished in 'Recueil de Divers Oiseaux, Volume II' (Nuremberg: Heirs of Seligmann, 1768), Plate LXI. Using plates by Seligmann.ProvenanceBefore 2006, The People’s Store (Lambertville, NJ); 2006, purchased by Barnett Shepherd (Staten Island, NY); 2018-present, given to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).