‘The White Whale’
Date
c.1895
Creator - Organisation
Frederick Warne & Company, Publisher
After
Friedrich Specht (1839 - 1909, German) , Artist
Object type
Library reference
51310
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 115mm
width (print): 165mm
width (print): 165mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Maritime scene showing two beluga whales (Delphinapterus leucas). The cetaceans are shown just below the surface of the sea.
Illustration from p.44 of the book The royal natural history edited by Richard Lydekker...vol.3 (Frederick Warne, London 1894-1895).
Monogrammed lower right: ‘FSp’. The title appears below the image: ‘THE WHITE WHALE (1/26 nat. size)’.
Richard Lydekker (1849-1915) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1894.
Illustration from p.44 of the book The royal natural history edited by Richard Lydekker...vol.3 (Frederick Warne, London 1894-1895).
Monogrammed lower right: ‘FSp’. The title appears below the image: ‘THE WHITE WHALE (1/26 nat. size)’.
Richard Lydekker (1849-1915) British naturalist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1894.
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