Marabou Stork
Drawing
second half 19th century (drawn)
second half 19th century (drawn)
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Naturalist drawing, showing the side profile of a stork in a faintly drawn black chalk landscape.
Object details
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| Title | Marabou Stork (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Black chalk and water-colour |
| Brief description | Drawing, 'Maraboo Stork' by Ernest Griset, London, second half 19th century |
| Physical description | Naturalist drawing, showing the side profile of a stork in a faintly drawn black chalk landscape. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by H. H. Harrod |
| Historical context | Before colour photography was developed there was a great demand for naturalistic studies of animals and birds like this one. |
| Production | This stork was probably drawn during one of Grisets many visits to London's zoological gardens |
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| Accession number | E.751-1948 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2009 |
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