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| Title | White Mule | |
| Collection | Royal College of Surgeons for England | |
| Artist | Agasse, Jacques Laurent (Swiss artist, 1767-1849) | |
| Date Earliest | about 1821 | |
| Date Latest | about 1821 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | This is one of a number of paintings of living animals at the Royal College of Surgeons by the Swiss artist Jacques-Laurent Agasse that were commissioned by Lord Merton. The animals are mainly shown in profile and although painted in a manner that reflects that the works are painted from life, are intended to be seen as scientific records. | |
| Current Accession Number | RCSSC/P 271 | |
| Former Accession Number | Keith no. 13 | |
| Inscription | front ll 'J. L. A' | |
| Subject | animal (mule) | |
| Measurements | 19.0 x 24 cm.0 cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Purchased from the artist about 1817. | |
| Publications | Keith, A., Sir, Hunterian and Other Pictures in the Museum Collection of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, 1930, cat. no. 13, p. ?; LeFanu, W., A Catalogue of the Portraits and Other Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture in the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Edinburgh & London, 1960, cat. no. 271, p. 90, ill. pl. 271. | |
| Rights Owner | Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons | |
| Author | Dr Madeleine Korn | |