NILGHAU.

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Artist/Maker	Heath (engraver) Kearsley, G. (publisher)
Place of origin	London (published)

A nilgai (sometimes called nilgau), an antelope similar in appearance to a bull, viewed in profile, facing to the right of the image, with its head turned very slightly.

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Categories	Prints Illustration
Object type	Print
Title	NILGHAU.
Materials and techniques	Engraving print on wove paper Wove Paper Printing Ink Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description	'Nilghau'. A nilgai, an antelope similar in appearance to a bull, viewed in profile, facing to the right of the image. Engraving print on wove paper. Engraved by Heath. Published by G. Kearsley, London, 1801.
Physical description	A nilgai (sometimes called nilgau), an antelope similar in appearance to a bull, viewed in profile, facing to the right of the image, with its head turned very slightly.
Dimensions	Sheet (approx) height: 22.8cm Sheet (approx) width: 14.1cm Measured by DH 22/10/2010 NB: Sheet is trimmed very closely to the plate impression.
Marks and inscriptions	'NILGHAU.' (Title, central, below image.) 'Heath Sculp.' (Below bottom-right corner of image.) '1801.Jany.1.London Published by G.Kearsley, Fleet Street' (Centre, bottom of sheet.)
Subject depicted	Antelope
Associated objects	29638:161 29638:55 29638:54 29638:163 29638:137
Other number	189 - numbered on sheet
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	29638:159

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O954567/nilghau-print-heath/

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