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Vespertilio murinus Linn

Print
c.1775? (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Vespertilio murinus Linn'; Bat, viewed face-on; with wings outspread; Intaglio print on paper; Numbered L1 in the top-right corner, so was presumably removed from a book.

This is the upper part of a larger print which has been cut in two. The lower half is object 29638:175, which shows only the head of the bat and has the title, designer's and engraver's names lettered below.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleVespertilio murinus Linn (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Intaglio print on laid paper
Brief description
'Vespertilio murinus Linn'; Bat, viewed face-on; with wings outspread; Intaglio print on laid paper; Design by Buvée; Engraved by Bischoff; Possibly taken from an edition of the naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber's 'Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen' (1774-1804); (?)Germany; (?)ca.1775.
Physical description
'Vespertilio murinus Linn'; Bat, viewed face-on; with wings outspread; Intaglio print on paper; Numbered L1 in the top-right corner, so was presumably removed from a book.

This is the upper part of a larger print which has been cut in two. The lower half is object 29638:175, which shows only the head of the bat and has the title, designer's and engraver's names lettered below.
Dimensions
  • Approx size of sheet height: 11.8-11.5cm
  • Approx size of sheet width: 19.2-19.4cm
Measured by DH 04/03/2010.
Marks and inscriptions
L1 (Numbered, top-right corner.)
Object history
This is the upper part of a larger print which has been cut in two. The lower half is object 29638:174, which shows only the head of the bat and has the title, designer's and engraver's names lettered below.

It is possibly taken from an edition of the naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber's 'Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen', a series of books written in the period 1774-1804, focusing on mammals of the world.
Production
Possibly taken from an edition of the naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber's 'Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen', a series of books written in the period 1774-1804, focusing on mammals of the world.
Subject depicted
Associated object
29638:175 (Part)
Other number
L1 - numbered on sheet
Collection
Accession number
29638:174

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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