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NHD43
- Record Id:
- 032-003264853
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003264853
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x000516
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- NHD43
- Title:
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116 drawings of fruit, vegetables, flowers, insects, amphibians, arthropods, reptiles and molluscs. By Chinese artists, c.1806
- Scope & Content:
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A volume measuring 18 by 14 inches containing: 12 watercolour drawings of fruit, vegetables and flowers, and 24 water-colour drawings of insects on a small spray in their various stages of development, both measuring approx. 9.5 by 7.5 inches (ff.1-36). c.1806.
62 water-colour drawings (ff.37-98) mainly of insects (including silk-worms at different stages of development) , but also of amphibia, arthropods, reptilia and molluscs (ff.50, 53, 60, 64, 66, 86, 96).
18 water-colour drawings of insects on a large spray of flowers (ff.99-116).
These drawings, made by Chinese artists, are on English paper with an 1805 watermark.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Natural History Drawings
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003264853", "parent" : "#", "text" : "NHD43: 116 drawings of fruit, vegetables, flowers, insects, amphibians, arthropods, reptiles and molluscs. By Chinese artists, c.1806" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003264853
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003264853
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- China/Canton style
Chinese school - Start Date:
- 1805
- End Date:
- 1807
- Date Range:
- c 1806
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Appointment required to view these records. Please consult Asian and African Studies Print Room staff.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, Natural history drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1962), 100
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Amphibians
Animals
Plants
Reptiles
invertebrates