Bear pit
Date
1835
Creator
George Johann Scharf (1788 - 1860, German-British) , Painter
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789 - 1850, British) , Printer
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789 - 1850, British) , Printer
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 200mm
width (print): 310mm
width (print): 310mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Landscape view of the zoo in the gardens of the Zoological Society, Regents Park, depicting a crowd of people around the bear pit, two bears ascending the pole, one being fed a bun by a man in a top hat, centre-right as viewed. A bird enclosure is visible behind, left.
Inscribed below: ‘G. Scharf del et lithog. Printed by C. Hullmandel. / ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. / Regent’s Park. / London, Published by the Artist, 14, Francis St,, Tottenham Court Road 1835.'
Print from a series by George Scharf, ‘Six Views in the Zoological Gardens, Regents Park: Drawn from Nature and on Stone by G. Scharf’, 1835.
George Johann Scharf (1788-1860), British-German painter, draughtsman and printmaker, best known for his topographical views and genre scenes.
Inscribed below: ‘G. Scharf del et lithog. Printed by C. Hullmandel. / ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. / Regent’s Park. / London, Published by the Artist, 14, Francis St,, Tottenham Court Road 1835.'
Print from a series by George Scharf, ‘Six Views in the Zoological Gardens, Regents Park: Drawn from Nature and on Stone by G. Scharf’, 1835.
George Johann Scharf (1788-1860), British-German painter, draughtsman and printmaker, best known for his topographical views and genre scenes.
Object history
This series of prints was donated to the Royal Society by the artist, exact date unknown.
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