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Varty's Series of Domestic & Wild Animals

Print
19th century (published), 1846 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Day & Haghe (printer)
Thomas Varty (publisher)
Robinson, Frederick (artist)
Robinson, Frederick (lithographer)
Place of origin
London (published)

A male peacock viewed in profile, perched on decorative stone wall, looking to the right of the picture. To the right, in the mid-distance another male peacock is visible, with his tail on display. Further in the distance on the right a stately home can be seen.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Illustration
Object type
Print
Titles
  • Varty's Series of Domestic & Wild Animals (series title)
  • The Peacock (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Coloured lithograph print on paper, backed with woven material.
Paper
Lithography
Colouring
Brief description
'The Peacock'. Coloured lithograph print on paper. Designed and 'drawn on to stone' by Frederick Robinson. Part of 'Varty's Series of Domestic & Wild Animals'. Printed by Day & Haghe. Published by Thomas Varty, London. 19th century.
Physical description
A male peacock viewed in profile, perched on decorative stone wall, looking to the right of the picture. To the right, in the mid-distance another male peacock is visible, with his tail on display. Further in the distance on the right a stately home can be seen.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27cm
  • Width: 34cm
Measured by DH 06/08/2010
Marks and inscriptions
  • VARTY'S SERIES OF DOMESIC & WILD ANIMALS. (Series title, centre above illustration.)
  • F. Robinson, del. et lith. (Below bottom left corner of illustration.)
  • London, Published by THOMAS VARTY, Educational Depository. (Centre, below illustration.)
  • Day & Haghe, Lithrs. to the Queen (Below bottom right corner of illustration.)
  • PEACOCK. (Title of illustration, centre, below publishing information.)
  • No.27. (Plate number, above top right corner of illustration.)
  • Frederick Robinson / delt 1846 (Signed, bottom left corner of illustration.)
Object history
See other lithograph illustrations from the series: E.253 to 288-1901.
Subjects depicted
Peacock
Mansions
Other number
No. 27 - Numbered on sheet
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.279-1901

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O886207/vartys-series-of-domestic--print-thomas-varty/
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