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Print

late 18th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Study of three animal heads. A horned cow dominates the composition, taking up the top half of the sheet, its head turned slightly to the viewer. In the lower-left corner is a long-haired cat viewed straight-on and in the lower-right corner is a mammal with whiskers viewed in profile. Numbered 8 above design.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
mezzotint print on laid paper
Brief description
Study of three animal heads: a cow with horns, a cat and a mammal with whiskers. Mezzotint print on laid paper. By Jean-Baptiste Huet (II) after an original by Jean-Baptiste Huet (I). Late 18th century.
Physical description
Study of three animal heads. A horned cow dominates the composition, taking up the top half of the sheet, its head turned slightly to the viewer. In the lower-left corner is a long-haired cat viewed straight-on and in the lower-right corner is a mammal with whiskers viewed in profile. Numbered 8 above design.
Dimensions
  • Of sheet height: 38.9cm
  • Of sheet width: 29.2cm
  • Of plate impression height: 37cm
  • Of plate impression width: 27cm
Measured by DH 04/08/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • 8 (Numbered, centre of top edge of plate impression.)
  • Dessines par J. B. Huët. (Bottom left corner of plate impression.)
  • Gravés par Huët Fils. (Bottom right corner of plate impression.)
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Other number
8 - numbered on sheet
Collection
Accession number
15605:2

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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