Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859, Belgian
Title:
The Syrian Fox and The Egyptian Fox
Date:
ca. 1837
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and black ink, brown ink, gray ink and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/16 × 6 1/2 inches (10.6 × 16.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Vullpes Thaleb. nob. Vulpes Niloticus."; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Syrian Fox The Egyptian Fox"; inscribed in graphite, upper center: "113"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2291
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:35248