Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859, Belgian
Title:
Naked Hyaena of the Deserts of Nubia
Date:
ca. 1837
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen and brown ink and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 7/8 × 6 11/16 inches (9.8 × 17 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "Hyaena Vulgaris | Naked Hyaena of the desert"; inscribed in graphite, upper center: "93"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2271
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:35224