No. 8. Physeter Macrocephalus.
PrinterPrinted by
Elijah Chapman Kellogg
(American, 1811 - 1881)
Date1851-1853
MediumLithography; black and blue printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 7 1/8in. (10.2 x 18.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 9 1/16in. (14 x 23cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
Object number1948.4.8
DescriptionA large sperm whale is lying on its side, either on a beach or in very shallow water. Two men stand on a rocky outcropping in the foreground. One of them points to the whale. Rocky cliffs are in the right background. The ocean stretches unbroken to the horizon in the left background. Small clouds are in the sky.
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