Bubal Hartebeest - Hand-Colored Engraving by Lizars, Jardine - 1836
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Original hand-colored engraving of the bubal hartebeest («Bubalis, Cuvier»), drawn by James Stewart and engraved by William Home Lizars. It is number 18 in The Naturalist's Library, the natural history series edited by Sir William Jardine and published in Edinburgh.
Original hand-colored engraving of the bubal hartebeest («Bubalis, Cuvier»), drawn by James Stewart and engraved by William Home Lizars. It is number 18 in The Naturalist's Library, the natural history series edited by Sir William Jardine and published in Edinburgh.
The bubal (Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus) lived in North Africa and became extinct in the first third of the 20th century, so that the engravings of Jardine's series are among the few illustrated records of the living animal.
Medium: Copper engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: James Stewart (1791-1863).
Engraver: William Home Lizars (1788-1859).
Date: 1836.
Source: William Jardine, The Naturalist's Library, no. 18.
Dimensions: 3.9 x 6.7 in (10 x 17 cm).
Condition: Fair. General toning of the paper and foxing in the margins; the color of the figure is well preserved.
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Original hand-colored engraving of the bubal hartebeest («Bubalis, Cuvier»), drawn by James Stewart and engraved by William Home Lizars. It is number 18 in The Naturalist's Library, the natural history series edited by Sir William Jardine and published in Edinburgh.