Simia Flavia
Print
ca.1774-1804 (published)
ca.1774-1804 (published)
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A hand-coloured illustration of a blond capuchin monkey, viewed in profile, facing to the right of the image. It is standing on moss-covered stones, holding some red berries up to its mouth with its right hand. Above this image is a frontal view of the monkey's face.
Object details
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| Title | Simia Flavia |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving print on laid paper, hand-coloured |
| Brief description | 'Simia Flavia'. A blond capuchin monkey, viewed in profile, holding some red berries. Above it, a frontal view of its face. Hand-coloured engraving print on laid paper. By Bock. Taken from an edition of Schreber's 'Die Säugetiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen'. Germany (probably). ca.1774-1804. |
| Physical description | A hand-coloured illustration of a blond capuchin monkey, viewed in profile, facing to the right of the image. It is standing on moss-covered stones, holding some red berries up to its mouth with its right hand. Above this image is a frontal view of the monkey's face. |
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| Object history | This illustration is taken from an edition of the naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber's 'Die Säugetiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen', a series of books written in the period 1774-1804, focusing on mammals of the world. |
| Production | This illustration is taken from an edition of the naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber's 'Die Säugetiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen', a series of books written in the period 1774-1804. |
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| Other number | XXXI B - numbered on sheet |
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| Accession number | 29638:139 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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