194 George Stubbs (English, 1724–1806) The Nilgai 1769 Oil on canvas...

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TitleThe Nilgai

Creator nameStubbs, George

Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1769

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on canvas

Dimensions24 1/2 × 28 3/4 in. (62.3 × 73 cm)

LocationHunterian Museum, Glasgow

http://collections.gla.ac.uk/#/details/enarratives/351

Accession numberGLAHA 43821

SubjectsNatural history in artAntelopes in artPainting, British--18th century

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Shells, Corals, Birds, Insects, and Other Preserved Animals

Maggie Reilly and Jeanne Robinson

William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum

William Hunter owned an impressively large number of natural history specimens, originating among both living things (plants and animals) and non-living (see “Ores and Fossils”, in this volume, pp. 398–409). His herbarium (plants) and his collections of insects, shells, and other invertebrates encompassed thousands of items, while he had many hundreds of vertebrate specimens.

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Maggie Reilly and Jeanne Robinson

PublisherYale Center for British Art

Related print edition pages: pp.354-397

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00250.019

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21218&redirecttoanchor=65065

Chapter subject tags:Natural history in artShells--Collection and preservationInsects--Collection and preservation

Anatomical Jars and Butterflies: Curating Knowledge in William Hunter’s Museum

María Dolores Sánchez-Jáuregui

William Hunter and the Anatomy of the Modern Museum

This essay explores the nature of William Hunter’s museum and seeks to identify the underlying concepts that connect together the diverse elements of his extensive collections. Recovering these is no easy task, since the museum encompasses academic disciplines that are now considered separate, as well as a multiplicity of artefacts and objects with distinct histories. Despite this apparent...

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María Dolores Sánchez-Jáuregui

PublisherYale Center for British Art

Related print edition pages: pp.159-175

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00250.009

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21207&redirecttoanchor=65065

Chapter subject tags:Anatomical museumsEnlightenmentEncyclopedias and dictionariesNatural history--Classification

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