Millais, John Guille, 1865-1931, artist. Drawing, "Herd of black wildebeest commencing to run and separate into three curves"
Object Details
- General note
- Grey wash drawing, heightened with white gouache. Signed, mounted on board, together with further signed instructions to the plate maker.
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 2: Works of Art
- Extent
- 1 Item (Drawings (visual works); Works of art, 16 x 12 in. (art), 23 x 19 in. (frame))
- Date
- 1865 - 1931
- Container
- Item Art037
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
- Scope and Contents note
- This is the original drawing for the illustration on page 226 of Breath from the veldt, 1895.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890666-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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