Schedel van de walvis, 1827, Bossuet, 1828

Title(s)

Schedel van de walvis, 1827
Base du Crane (title on object)

Object type

• print

Object number

BI-B-FM-118-3

Catalogue reference

• FMH 6280-3

Description

Achterzijde van de schedel en kaken van de walvis. Links twee mannen. Illustratie in een publicatie over de walvis gestrand op 4 november 1827 bij Oostende. De walvis was eigendom van H. Kessels en J. Dubar.

Artist

• print maker: Bossuet (mentioned on object)
• after drawing by: Bossuet (mentioned on object)
• printer: Jean Baptiste Ambroise Marcellin Jobard (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Laurent Frères

Place

Brussels

Dating

1828

Material

• paper

Technique

lithography

Measurements

height 233 mm × width 285 mm

What

• swimming mammals: whale (+ dying animal; death of animal; dead animal)

When

• 1827 - 1828

Where

• Oostende

Who

• Herman Kessels

Acquisition

purchase 1881

Copyright

Public domain