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Marabou Stork

Drawing
second half 19th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Naturalist drawing, showing the side profile of a stork in a faintly drawn black chalk landscape.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleMarabou Stork (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Black chalk and water-colour
Brief description
Drawing, 'Maraboo Stork' by Ernest Griset, London, second half 19th century
Physical description
Naturalist drawing, showing the side profile of a stork in a faintly drawn black chalk landscape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 43.1cm
  • Width: 76.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Ernest Griset' (Artist signature in black in the lower left corner)
  • 'Maraboo Stork' / 'Africa' (Title Inscribed in pencil)
Credit line
Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod
Historical context
Before colour photography was developed there was a great demand for naturalistic studies of animals and birds like this one.
Production
This stork was probably drawn during one of Grisets many visits to London's zoological gardens
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.751-1948

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Record createdMarch 6, 2009
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