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)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 9 1/16in. (14 x 23cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Samuel St. John Morgan
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.
Object number1948.4.8
InscribedOn recto, lithographed title beneath image, "No. 8. / PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS. / Spermaceti Whale or Great headed Cachalot."On verso, upper left, in red ink, "56783". Lower right, in pencil, accession number.
Collections
- Kellogg Brothers Lithographs
On View
Not on view
about 1946 to 1992
