Two Sketches of the Head of an Elephant
Petrus Camper was a physician, anatomist, zoologist, palaeontologist and artist, who regularly visited the menagerie of Stadholder William V at Kleine Loo near Voorburg. There he sketched Hans and Parkie, two Indian elephants from Ceylon. This famous elephant pair was confiscated by the French in 1797 and transported to Paris, where they lived for several more years as celebrities in the Jardin des Plantes.
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Two Sketches of the Head of an Elephant
Petrus Camper was a physician, anatomist, zoologist, palaeontologist and artist, who regularly visited the menagerie of Stadholder William V at Kleine Loo near Voorburg. There he sketched Hans and Parkie, two Indian elephants from Ceylon. This famous elephant pair was confiscated by the French in 1797 and transported to Paris, where they lived for several more years as celebrities in the Jardin des Plantes.
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Gift of J.C.J. Bierens de Haan
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Schenking van de heer J.C.J. Bierens de Haan
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description
Petrus Camper was a physician, ...... ies in the Jardin des Plantes.
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Petrus Camper was arts, anatoo ...... de Jardin des Plantes leefden.
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identifier
RP-T-1940-595
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publisher
Rijksmuseum
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title
Twee schetsen van de kop van een olifant
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Two Sketches of the Head of an Elephant
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type
created
c. 1786
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ca. 1786
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extent
breedte 246 mm
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height 185 mm
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hoogte 185 mm
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width 246 mm
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Collectie: tekeningen
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Collection: drawings
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temporal
fourth quarter 18th century
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vierde kwart 18e eeuw
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