The Nyl Ghau.

PrinterPrinted by Jarvis Griggs Kellogg American, 1805 - 1873

PublisherPublished by Jarvis Griggs Kellogg American, 1805 - 1873

Date1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 8 1/16 x 7 9/16in. (20.5 x 19.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 5/8 x 14in. (27 x 35.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineMuseum purchase

DescriptionA large nilgai antelope stands in a grassy plain facing left. It has short horns and a shaggy mane and a small hump on its back. In the left background, a man attacks a second nilgai with a spear. A lake, trees, and mountains are in the distance.

Object number1968.1.3

InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "THE NYL GHAU.--Antilope Pictus." Inscribed in pencil following publisher's imprint, "1850". Lower left, "D. 14 #14b".

On verso, inscribed in pencil: lower right, "Dwr 14"; lower left, accession number.NotesSubject Notes: Part of a series of natural history illustrations, possibly issued as book illustrations. (Finlay 5/15/2002)

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