Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Charles Hamilton Smith, 1776–1859, Belgian
Title:
Asian Palm Civet
Date:
ca. 1837
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/8 × 6 1/2 inches (10.5 × 16.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and gray ink, lower right: "Galidictis? Chrysogaster | from drawing by Reynolds Gwatkin | Mussarie Himalayas"; inscribed in graphite, upper center: "117"; inscribed in pen and black ink, upper right: "Pl. VII"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1981.25.2295
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:35252