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Elk
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Elk
- Object:
Print
- Place of origin:
London, England (published)
- Date:
01/01/1801 (published)
- Artist/Maker:
Heath (engraver)
G. Kearsley (publisher) - Materials and Techniques:
Engraving print in brown ink on paper, hand-coloured
- Museum number:
29638:163
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level E, case Z, shelf 2, box B
Physical description
An elk viewed in profile, facing to the left of the image.
Place of Origin
London, England (published)
Date
01/01/1801 (published)
Artist/maker
Heath (engraver)
G. Kearsley (publisher)
Materials and Techniques
Engraving print in brown ink on paper, hand-coloured
Marks and inscriptions
'ELK. from Leverian Museum'
'175'
'1801 Jany. 1. London Publish'd by G. Kearsley, Fleet Street.'
Dimensions
Height: 13.5 cm sheet, Width: 21.3 cm sheet
Historical context note
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.
Descriptive line
'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.
Materials
Paper; Printing ink
Techniques
Hand-colouring; Engraving (printing process)
Subjects depicted
Elk
Categories
Prints
Collection code
PDP
