Drawing
1872-1881 (made)
1872-1881 (made)
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Cartoon (on 2 sheets joined) for a lunette, probably emblematic of Zoology, showing a draped female figure, reclining with a lion at her back, holding a fish, and with an open book on her lap; to the left is a peacock, and to the right a putto, holding a ram by the horn. The cartoon appears to be approximately half size. The lunette is one of eleven by the artist, which decorate the ceiling alcoves of the staircase in the Natural History Museum of Vienna.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Charcoal and wash, heightened with Chinese white |
| Brief description | Cartoon (on 2 sheets joined) by Hans Canon for a lunette, probably emblematic of Zoology, showing a draped female figure, reclining with animals. Charcoal and wash, heightened with Chinese white, 1872-1881. |
| Physical description | Cartoon (on 2 sheets joined) for a lunette, probably emblematic of Zoology, showing a draped female figure, reclining with a lion at her back, holding a fish, and with an open book on her lap; to the left is a peacock, and to the right a putto, holding a ram by the horn. The cartoon appears to be approximately half size. The lunette is one of eleven by the artist, which decorate the ceiling alcoves of the staircase in the Natural History Museum of Vienna. |
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| Production type | Design |
| Credit line | Given by Dr H. R. Post |
| Object history | This lunette is one of eleven by the artist, which decorate the ceiling alcoves of the staircase in the Natural History Museum, Vienna, built between 1872 and 1881. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968. |
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| Accession number | E.501-1967 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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