Lioness protecting her young

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Object Details

maker

Ridinger, Johann Elias

Description

Plate 32 from Betrachtung der wilden Thiere mit beygefügter vortrefflicher Poesie des hochberühmten Herrn Barthold Heinrich Brockes/Study of wild animals with excellent poetry by the renowned Mr Barthold Heinrich Brockes, engraved and published by Ridinger, 1736.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Marsh Collection

date made

1736

ID Number

1978.0534.10

accession number

1978.0534

catalog number

1978.0534.10

Object Name

etching

engraving

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 33.5 cm x 40.75 cm; 13 3/16 in x 16 1/32 in

place made

Germany

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Animals

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-c7de-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1020583