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TUNNY.

Print
18th century - 19th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)

A Tuna Fish (probably a Little Tunny), viewed in profile, facing to the right of the sheet. The sheet appears to have been removed from a volume.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Illustration
Object type
Print
TitleTUNNY. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
engraving print on laid paper
Printing Ink
Laid Paper
Engraving (Printing Process)
Brief description
'TUNNY'. A Tuna Fish (probably a Little Tunny), viewed in profile, facing to the right of the sheet. Engraving print on laid paper. Anonymous. 18th-19th century.
Physical description
A Tuna Fish (probably a Little Tunny), viewed in profile, facing to the right of the sheet. The sheet appears to have been removed from a volume.
Dimensions
  • Plate impression (approx) height: 11.5cm
  • Plate impression (approx) width: 19.2cm
  • Sheet (approx) height: 14.3-14.5cm
  • Sheet (approx) width: 22.2cm
Measured by DH 07/10/2010 The edges of the sheet are very slightly irregular.
Marks and inscriptions
  • XLIII. (Plate number, top-left corner of plate impression.)
  • TUNNY. (Title, central above image.)
Object history
This is one of a group of 18 illustrations of sea creatures (see objects 29638:186 to 29638:203) that appear to have been removed from the same volume. They all have plate numbers, running consecutively from XXVI to XXXIX and then XLIII, XLIV, XLVI and XLVIII.
Production
This is one of a group of 18 illustrations of sea creatures (see objects 29638:186 to 29638:203) that appear to have been removed from the same volume. They all have plate numbers, running consecutively from XXVI to XXXIX and then XLIII, XLIV, XLVI and XLVIII.

Of this group, 29638:194 shows P Mazell del & scul inscribed in the bottom-right corner of the plate impression. This could possibly refer to Peter Mazell (active 1761-1797).
Subject depicted
Tuna
Other number
XLIII. - plate number
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
29638:200

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O954526/tunny-print-unknown/
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