Vespertilio murinus Linn
Print
c.1775? (published)
c.1775? (published)
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'Vespertilio murinus Linn'; Head of a bat, viewed face-on. Title, engraver's and artist's names lettered below the image.
This is the lower part of a larger print which has been cut in two. The upper half is object 29638:174, which shows the bat in full, viewed face-on, with wings outstretched.The upper half is numbered L1 in the top-right corner and so was presumably removed from a book.
This is the lower part of a larger print which has been cut in two. The upper half is object 29638:174, which shows the bat in full, viewed face-on, with wings outstretched.The upper half is numbered L1 in the top-right corner and so was presumably removed from a book.
Object details
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| Title | Vespertilio murinus Linn (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving print on laid paper |
| Brief description | 'Vespertilio murinus Linn'; Head of a bat, viewed face-on; Engraving print on laid paper; Design by Buvée; Engraved by Bischoff; Possibly taken from an edition of the naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber's 'Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen' (1774-1804); (?)Germany; (?)ca.1775. |
| Physical description | 'Vespertilio murinus Linn'; Head of a bat, viewed face-on. Title, engraver's and artist's names lettered below the image. This is the lower part of a larger print which has been cut in two. The upper half is object 29638:174, which shows the bat in full, viewed face-on, with wings outstretched.The upper half is numbered L1 in the top-right corner and so was presumably removed from a book. |
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| Object history | This is the lower part of a larger print which has been cut in two. The upper half is object 29638:174, which shows the bat in full, viewed face-on, with wings outstretched. The upper half is numbered L1 in the top-right corner and so was presumably removed from a book. It is possibly taken from an edition of the naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber's 'Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen', a series of books written in the period 1774-1804, focusing on mammals of the world. |
| Production | Possibly taken from an edition of the naturalist Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber's 'Die Säugethiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen', a series of books written in the period 1774-1804, focusing on mammals of the world. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Associated object | 29638:174 (Part) |
| Other number | L1 - numbered on sheet |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 29638:175 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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