Mandrill—Sketch for the Museum Leverianum

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Sketch for the entry on the "variegated baboon," i.e. the mandrill.

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Artist

Name:
Ryley, Charles Reuben
Dates:
1752?-1798
Country:
UK

Illustration

Subject:
Animals
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
McGill University Library, The Internet Archive

Book

Title:
Museum Leverianum
Author:
Shaw, George
Publisher:
London: James Parkinson, 1792
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Description:

Watercolor sketch made to be later engraved and included as an illustration to the entry on the “variegated baboon,” currently known as mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx).

The plate was engraved by William Skelton (1763–1848).

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