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Wombach

Print
1810 (published)
Artist/Maker
Busby, Thomas Lord (engraver)
Stratford, James (publisher)
Cruikshank, Isaac (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

'Wombach'. A wombat walking along a tree branch, viewed in profile facing to the left of the image.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Scotland
Object type
Print
TitleWombach
Materials and techniques
engraving print on paper, hand-coloured
Paper
Water-Colour
Engraving
Hand-Colouring
Brief description
'Wombach'. A wombat viewed in profile, walking along a tree branch. Hand-coloured engraving print on paper. Engraved by Thomas Lord Busby, after a drawing by 'Cruikshank'. It is an illustration from George Perry's 'Arcana, or, The Museum of Natural History ...'; Published by James Stratford, London, 1810.
Physical description
'Wombach'. A wombat walking along a tree branch, viewed in profile facing to the left of the image.
Dimensions
  • Approx size of sheet height: 15.4cm
  • Approx size of sheet width: 24.6cm
Measured by DH 24/11/2009
Marks and inscriptions
  • T.L Busby sculp.

    Note
    Lettered below bottom-right corner of image.

  • WOMBACH.

    Note
    Title, lettered centre below image.

  • Pub. by J. Stratford, June, 1810.

    Note
    Lettered centre below title.

  • Cruikshanks del.

    Note
    Lettered below bottom-left corner of image.

Object history
This print is an illustration from George Perry's 'Arcana, or, The Museum of natural history : containing the most recent discovered objects embellished with coloured plates ... combining a general survey of nature', a monthly publication, issued from January 1810 through to September 1811, that included information and images of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, insects, and other animals.
Production
Cruikshanks del. is lettered below the image. It is possible that this refers to Isaac Cruikshank.
Subjects depicted
Wombat
Branches (Tree)
Association
Perry, George
Associated objects
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
29638:145

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O954581/wombach-print-busby-thomas-lord/
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