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Tengmalm's Owl

Print
1832 (produced)
Artist/Maker

A coloured lithograph by Edward Lear depicting a Borreal Owl, sitting on a branch looking towards the right


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleTengmalm's Owl (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Coloured lithograph print
Brief description
Hand coloured lithograph by Edward Lear, entitled "Tengmalm's Owl", 1832
Physical description
A coloured lithograph by Edward Lear depicting a Borreal Owl, sitting on a branch looking towards the right
Dimensions
  • Height: 431.8mm (Note: Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1948)
  • Width: 330.2mm (Note: Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1948)
Marks and inscriptions
Inscriptions across the print from left to right read the following: E. Lear del et lith:Tengmalm's Owl.: Strix Tengmalmi: (Gmel:): Noctua Tengmalmi: (Selb:):: printed by C. Hullmandel. (Artist: Edward Lear, Printed by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, and titles refer to the two seperate discoverers of the Borreal Owl.)
Association
Bibliographic reference
Taken from the departmental circulation registration 1948
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.294-1948

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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