Artwork

The Towhe Bird (Fringilla erythrophthalma)

The Towhe Bird (Fringilla erythrophthalma), by Mark Catesby, ink
The Towhe Bird (Fringilla erythrophthalma), by Mark Catesby, ink

The Towhe Bird (Fringilla erythrophthalma) is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Mark Catesby. It is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.

Artist & collection

Portrait of Mark Catesby

Artist

Mark Catesby

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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