19th century (made)
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An etching print of a shrew, viewed in profile, standing by some reeds at a waters edge. Below the image is a depiction of the animal's skull. Only the shrew has been hand-coloured, a shade of brown. The paper has a partially visible watermark, 'WH / TURK / 18'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Etching print on watermarked paper, hand-coloured |
| Brief description | Shrew viewed in profile, with a depiction of the animal's skull below. Etching print on water-marked paper, with the shrew hand-coloured a shade of brown. Taken from a Zoological Journal. Signed 'AG'. Great Britain (probably). 19th century. |
| Physical description | An etching print of a shrew, viewed in profile, standing by some reeds at a waters edge. Below the image is a depiction of the animal's skull. Only the shrew has been hand-coloured, a shade of brown. The paper has a partially visible watermark, 'WH / TURK / 18'. |
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| Production | The sheet is signed 'AG Sculp.'. |
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| Other number | PL.VII. - plate number |
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| Accession number | 29638:147 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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