General
General
Object Auto ID
73046
Alternate Codes
159909
Common Name
Watercolour
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Quantity
1.00
Object Description
The Parliament Collection:
A black snake with yellow eyes. (Part of a collection, see 34340)Le Serpent Brancheus ou Spoog Slang. Serpent tres venimeux qui crache son venin et aveugle s'il touche les yeux.; The perching snake or spoegslang. Very poisonous snake which spits its venom and blinds if it reaches the eyes.
Provenance
Purchased at Sotheby's, London in 1963
Description
Description
Technique Types
Distinguishing Features
Animals [plates 71-118] snakes
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Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted in a box; Image size (inside border) 227 x 388 mm
History
History
Object Age Comment
[1785-1795, 1811]
Maker Comment
LE VAILLANT, Francois, 1753-1824. Reinold, Johann Lebrecht
Collector Comment
Watercolour on paper
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