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Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859, Belgian, Spotted Hyena, ca. 1837
- Title:
Spotted Hyena
- Additional Title(s):
Cania Familiaris, North American Indian Dog
- Part Of:
- Date:
- ca. 1837
- Medium:
- Watercolor, pen and brown inki and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 3 15/16 × 6 9/16 inches (10 × 16.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Hyena crocuta | spotted or laughing | hyena"; inscribed in graphite, upper center: "69"
Signed in pen and brown ink, lower right: "chs", not dated
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.2247
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:35200
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