Mrs. P. D. H. Page, 20th centuryafter John White, active 1585–1593, British
Title:
Alligator or Crocodile, after the Original by John White in the British Museum [Caribbean and Oceanic, No. 10 A]
Date:
20th century
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor with pen in black ink, over graphite, with gouache on medium, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 5/16 × 9 inches (11 × 22.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen with black ink, over graphite, upper center: "Allagatto. This being but one moneth old was 3. fote | 4. ynches in length and lyve in water."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Accession Number:
B2001.2.1049
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Wilde Americk - Discovery and Exploration of the New World, 1500-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-09-27 - 2001-09-27)