Core Record |
| Title |
Three White-Tailed Gnus Grazing |
| Collection |
Royal College of Surgeons for England |
| Artist |
Agasse, Jacques Laurent (Swiss artist, 1767-1849) |
| Date Earliest |
about 1817 |
| Date Latest |
about 1822 |
| 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 272 |
| Former Accession Number |
Keith no. 14 |
| Subject |
animal (gnus); landscape |
| Measurements |
36.0 x 30.5 cm cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas |
| 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. 14, 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. 272, p. 90. |
| Rights Owner |
Hunterian Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons |
| Author |
Dr Madeleine Korn |
