A watercolor painting of a snake with red, black, and white bands above its Latin name written in script.

Elaps corallinus, American Coral Snake (Le Serpent Coral)

Christophe-Paulin de la Poix (1787-1848)

Date

ca. 1822-1839
Medium

Watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions

Image: 8 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.
Sheet: 8 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
u.r. in ink: 54
l.c. in ink: le Serpent corail \ Elaps Corallinus \ A. Crochet venimeux de ce serpent, tres grosse
l.r. in ink: Amerique meridionale
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1983.159
Copyright

Public domain

The Perilous Texas Adventures of Mark Dion

February 8–July 5, 2020

Part explorer, part historian, and part naturalist, artist Mark Dion retraces the footsteps of several 19th-century Texas explorers, collecting materials to form an exhibition that enhances our understanding of the past and brings it to life in the present day.

Location: Off view

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