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Inscription: list of names of animals: 3685.f.21

Object information

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Titles

Inscription: list of names of animals
Inscription: list of names of animals and a slight sketch of a ram's head

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Harvey, William

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1905) by James, Montague Rhodes, Dr

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 88 mm Width 114 mm

Techniques used in production

Handwriting : Graphite on paper
Drawing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Zoological / Gardens }2 / 1 Condor / 2 Diana Monkey - / 3 Blank Naso / 4 Peccary Collar'd / 5 De- White lipped? / 6 Flying Opossum / 7 Black Stork / 8 Petas / 9 Chilian Eagle X / 10 White headed - X / 11 Tricolor Fox - / 12 Ostriches / 13 Monkey - Black / in white eyelid, / 14 [?] / 15 Chinchille / 16 Barbary Mice / 17 Palm Squirrile[sic]
  • Location: Recto, left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Bonnetted Monkey 18 / 2 Green D Malbroue[?] / 3 Ratée 19 / 1 W Ram - 21 / 1 Fossam 22 / 2 New Holland D 23 / 3 Makenzie - 24 / 1 Rein Deer - 25 / 2 Zebra 26 / 1 White Do 27 / 3 Blue Heron 28 / 1 White Lama 29 / 2 Engenmana 30 / 2 Laise Dogs 31 / 2 Span Mastiffs / 2 Beavus [?] 33
  • Location: Recto, right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: [?] / 35 [?]nese Dog? / 36 Martins - Brown Black / 37 Bears? / 38 Sebue Pheasant / 39 Quails (crested) X / 40 Goats angora. / 41 Large Brown / 42 Rhesus / 43 Male & female / 44 Red faced Monkey / 45 East [?] - / 46 Stork - / 47Leopards ? / 48 Red lipped partridge / 49 African S[?]ons - / 50 Parrots ? / 1 [?] / 2 Brown L[?]
  • Location: Verso, left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: [?] 3 / Raccoons 4 / lan[?] 5 / Ciylonese Sh[?] 6 / 3| Crisassous 7 / Gaan 8 / [?] 9 / Ground [?] 10 / [?] 11 /[?] 12 / Pelicans 13 / Emus 14 / Puma 15 / [?] Paradox 16 / Indian Gent 17 / Red [?] 18 / Brown [?] 19 / Tan Porcupine / Crested Do 21 / Agouti 22
  • Location: Verso, right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3685.f.21
Primary reference Number: 42194
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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