Elk
Print
01/01/1801 (published)
01/01/1801 (published)
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| Place of origin |
An elk viewed in profile, facing to the left of the image.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Elk |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving print in brown ink on paper, hand-coloured |
| Brief description | 'Elk', viewed in profile, facing to the left of the image. Drawn from an exhibit at the Leverian Museum. Hand-coloured engraving print on paper. Engraved by Heath. Published by G. Kearsley, London, 1801. |
| Physical description | An elk viewed in profile, facing to the left of the image. |
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| Historical context | It is noted on the print that the elk depicted was from the Leverian Museum. The Leverian Museum was the museum of Sir Ashton Lever and exhibited at Leicester House, on Leicester Square in London, England, from 1775 to 1786. The collection was particularly noted for objects relating to Pacific ethnography and natural history. |
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| Other number | 175 - numbered on sheet |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 29638:163 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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