Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859, Belgian
Title:
Spotted Hyena
Date:
ca. 1837
Materials & Techniques:
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"
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
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:35200