late 18th century (printed)
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Study of three animal heads. A horned cow dominates the composition, taking up the top half of the sheet, its head turned slightly to the viewer. In the lower-left corner is a long-haired cat viewed straight-on and in the lower-right corner is a mammal with whiskers viewed in profile. Numbered 8 above design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | mezzotint print on laid paper |
| Brief description | Study of three animal heads: a cow with horns, a cat and a mammal with whiskers. Mezzotint print on laid paper. By Jean-Baptiste Huet (II) after an original by Jean-Baptiste Huet (I). Late 18th century. |
| Physical description | Study of three animal heads. A horned cow dominates the composition, taking up the top half of the sheet, its head turned slightly to the viewer. In the lower-left corner is a long-haired cat viewed straight-on and in the lower-right corner is a mammal with whiskers viewed in profile. Numbered 8 above design. |
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| Other number | 8 - numbered on sheet |
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| Accession number | 15605:2 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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