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Red Frangipanni (Plumeria rubra)

Mark Catesby · published 1731-1743

Palette

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Artist

Mark Catesby
1679–1749

Date

published 1731-1743

Type

Print

Medium

etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper

Size

plate: 34.8 x 25.7 cm (13 11/16 x 10 1/8 in.)

Place

English

Period

18th century

Main colour

Gold & ochre · lightness 66, colourfulness 21

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Dr. and Mrs. George Benjamin Green. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1749: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1820. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules