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Painting (Oil on Canvas, Framed) 'Animals in a Garden', Artist Unknown, Probably 19th Century

Inventory Number 35341


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.35341

Item type
Object
Physical material
Oil Paint
Wood
Gilt
Object type
Oil painting
Dimensions
Height: 680mm Width: 940mm Depth: 28mm Weight: 4900g
Inventory No
35341

Description

Oil painting on canvas depicting animals in a landscape. A 19th century date is likely due to the use of machine-made canvas. Framed and unglazed. Date thought to be 19th Century rather than earlier due to use of machine-made canvas. Also presence of a dodo lower left corner. Could the painting be related to those by Mrs Louisa Gunther - see Inv. 58090, and similar at Natural History Museum, due to the similarity of subject matter(?).