Mark Catesby, The Tiger Swallowtail

(British, 1679-1749)

T. 83, with Common Hoptree from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, 1754 edition, monogrammed lower left, hand colored engraving on laid paper with Strasbourg Lily watermark with "LVG" pendant, plate 13-5/8 x 10-3/4 in., sheet 20-1/4 x 14-3/8 in.; faux painted wood frame, 26-3/4 x 22-1/2 x 1 in.

Provenance: Ex- Americana Collection Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette, New York, New York, No. 2980 (label verso); W. Graham Arader, III, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (label and text page verso); Property of a South Carolina Collector