Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9376
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Hyena kept at the Tower of London
Date
17th century
Creator
Henry Hunt (British) , Artist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (drawing): 198mm
width (drawing): 309mm
width (drawing): 309mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Study of a hyena from the Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London. Animals, including big cats, were kept at the Tower from the 13th century. Inscribed above: “The Hyaena kept in the Tower of London” and monogrammed below, “HHT advi. Delinq.”
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