Box 24

Medium:
Pen and ink; pen and ink over cyanotype

Illustrator(s):
Berkeley, Stanley, [British artist]
Herrick, Henry Walker, 1824-1906, ill. [unsigned; attributed]

Known books with call numbers and possible books:
Boy’s hunting book McL B793 H948 1900
Familiar Pets [Not in AAS Collections]
Kings of the Forest [Not in AAS Collections]
Our four footed friends McL O94 F773 1900
Pictures & stories from natural history McL P611 N285 1899

Known nursery rhymes, fairy tales and stories:

Genre/subject of illustrations:
Animals
Annotated artwork
Hunting
Instructional illustrations

 

Selected Illustrations
(click to enlarge):


Folder 7

 


Folder 10


Folder 1 Mother cat looking on as kittens play; one of the kittens has a mouse pinned down beneath its paw, 30 x 31 cm

Folder 2 Two mallard ducks, one male and female, in reeds; in front of them are numerous ducklings; in the distance is a body of water and a house, 37 x 31.5 cm

Folder 3 A cape buffalo jumping out of a jungle towards the viewer; in front of the goat is a dark skinned man in a turban running away; a rifle flies in the air; to the left is an additional man falling backwards, his hat beside him, 30 x 30.5 cm [Used in: Boy’s hunting book McL B793 H948 1900]

Folder 4 Samples of animal footprints in columns with images of the animal and text describing the animal’s tracks; included are “Hare Galloping” “Stag Galloping” “Stag Walking” “Musk Rat” “Skunk” “Stoat” and “Squirrel” [note: images are on top of a German text], 34 x 30.5 cm

Folder 5 Samples of animal footprints in columns with images of the animal and text describing the animal’s tracks; included are “Wolf Galloping” “Raccoon Gallop Walk Trot” “Elk Galloping” “Elk Walking” “Fox Walking” [note: images are on top of a German text], 30 x 24 cm

Folder 6 Several hunting dogs attacking a fox; the fox is baring its teeth; in the distance approaching the scene is a hunter with whip and a horse, 42 x 32 cm [Used in: Boy’s hunting book McL B793 H948 1900]

Folder 7 A black boar running to the left; pursuing him are two men atop horses with whips, 40 x 26.5 cm [Used in: Boy’s hunting book McL B793 H948 1900]

Folder 8 The head and shoulders of a hippopotamus with its mouth wide open showing its teeth; the image is circled by a decorative border, 27.5 x 22 cm

Folder 9 Four peacocks; a male one is on a pedestal to the left with its tail feathers hanging below; one is in the distance with its tail feathers up and exposed; two females are between them, 37 x 27 cm [Used in: Pictures & stories from natural history McL P611 N285 1899]

Folder 10 A whaling ship on the ocean turned towards the viewer; on board the ship is a man firing a harpoon; there are two whales to the left; a detail of a harpoon is in the upper left hand corner [note: image is on top of a German text], 27 x 37.5 cm

Folder 11 A squirrel in a tree facing left, eyes facing the viewer; in its mouth is an acorn, 37 x 29 cm  [Used in: Pictures & stories from natural history McL P611 N285 1899]

Folder 12 A black and white dog facing left; in front are three puppies; behind is a fence and a doghouse, 36.5 x 29 cm

Folder 13 Two elephants, mother and child, in the jungle; the mother has her trunk wrapped around a baby elephant; both are facing right, 33 x 27 cm  [Used in: Our four footed friends McL O94 F773 1900]

Folder 14 A calf facing left in a field, eyes turned towards the viewer; behind him are two vignette scenes each bordered; to scene to the left depicts a milkmaid milking a cow, 31.5 x 27 cm [note: image is similar to image in Box 17 Folder 3] [Used in: Our four footed friends McL O94 F773 1900]

Folder 15 A white rabbit in a thicket facing right; in front of her is a bunny facing up; looking on is another rabbit and in the distance are several other rabbits, 33.5 x 28 cm  [Used in: Our four footed friends McL O94 F773 1900]

Folder 16 A sheep facing right on a path; the sheep has its head down and is grazing on a dandelion; in the distance are several other sheep sitting and grazing, 33 x 26.5 cm [note: image is similar to image in Box 17 Folder 5] [Used in: Our four footed friends McL O94 F773 1900]

Folder 17 A rhinoceros in reeds attacking an African man who is in the water; behind them is a man with a rifle on top of a horse; in the distance are palm trees; cyanotype underneath is signed “Stanley Berkeley”, 39.5 x 26.5 cm [Used in: Boy’s hunting book McL B793 H948 1900]

Folder 18 A rooster facing right; in the distance is a chicken and a chicken coop, 29.5 x 21 cm

 

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