The Red-leg'd Thrush and the Gum-Elimy Tree
1722-6RCIN 924843
According to Catesby’s description of his working practices, his studies were made from the life: ‘In designing the Plants, I always did them while fresh and just gather’d: And the Animals, particularly the Birds, I painted them while alive (except a very few) and gave them their Gestures peculiar to every kind of Bird’.