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Graphic Illustrations of Animals.

Print
mid 19th century (published)
Artist/Maker
Graf, J. (printer)
Hawkins, Benjamin Waterhouse (designer)
Thomas Varty (publisher)
Hawkins, Benjamin Waterhouse (lithographer)
Place of origin
London (published)

A large central image of a variety of bees amongst three beehives and flowers, surrounded by nine smaller vignettes illustrating different ways that humans have made use of them, e.g. 'Wax Models'.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Illustration
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Graphic Illustrations of Animals. (series title)
  • The Bee (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Coloured lithograph print on paper, backed with woven material
Paper
Printing Ink
Lithography
Brief description
'The Bee'. Coloured lithograph print on paper. Designed and 'drawn on stone' by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins. Printed by J. Graf. Part of the series 'Graphic Illustrations of Animals' published by Thomas Varty, London. Mid 19th century.
Physical description
A large central image of a variety of bees amongst three beehives and flowers, surrounded by nine smaller vignettes illustrating different ways that humans have made use of them, e.g. 'Wax Models'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.3cm
  • Width: 37.1cm
Measured by DH 05/08/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF ANIMALS, / SHEWING THEIR UTILITY TO MAN, IN THEIR SERVICES DURING LIFE AND USES AFTER DEATH (Series title, centre above illustration.)
  • Published by VARTY, London. (Centre below illustration.)
  • Designed and Drawn on Stone by W. Hawkins. (Below bottom left corner of illustration.)
  • THE BEE. (Title of illustration, centre, below publishing details.)
  • Published by VARTY, London. (Centre below central illustration.)
  • W. Hawkins. (Signed, bottom right corner of central illustration.)
Subjects depicted
Bees (Insects)
Beehives
Flowers
Men
Women
Industry
Associated objects
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.304-1901

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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