Box 30

Medium:
Pen and ink; pen and ink over cyanotype

Illustrator(s):
No known illustrator(s)

Known books with call numbers and possible books:
Boy’s hunting book McL B793 H948 1900
Pictures & stories from natural history McL P611 N285 1899
Rab and his friends [Not at AAS]
A Visit to animal land McL-Pam V831 A598 1902
Some are similar, though not identical, to Hector the Dog McL V1586 H451 1889
Some are similar, though not identical, to Our four footed friends McL O94 F773 1900

Known nursery rhymes, fairy tales and stories:
No definite match

Genre/subject of illustrations:
Animals
Annotated artwork
Hunting
Publishing process -- text and image layout

 

Selected Illustrations
(click to enlarge):


Folder 1

 


Folder 9


Folder 1 Image of a hen with several of her chicks running towards her; in the distance is a rooster and a chicken, 37 x 27 cm

Folder 2 Image of a large St. Bernard facing left, head turned towards the viewer with brandy barrel around its neck; in the distance is a snow topped mountain, 33.5 x 25.5 cm

Folder 3 St. Bernards in the snow; two are looking upwards at a broken tree; another has his nose in the snow; all have brandy barrels around their necks, 30.5 x 25.5 cm

Folder 4 Three St. Bernards returning home with their heads bent, brandy barrels around their necks; in front of them is a monk standing in a doorway, 30.5 x 25.5 cm

Folder 5 Two large stags in the foreground looking at the viewers with large sets of antlers; behind them are two female deer grazing; in the distance are rolling hills; cutting across the scene is a fallen tree limb, 37 x 29 cm

Folder 6 A Native American man straddling the carcass of a dead moose in the snow; he is wearing snowshoes and carrying a rifle; his left arm is raised and he is looking right, 26.5 x 22.5 cm [Used in: Boy’s hunting book McL B793 H948 1900]

Folder 7 A man in hunting gear to the left holding a rifle; he is watching ducks fly and swim in a river; there are grasses, bushes and reeds between them; next to him are dead ducks and a canoe, 26 x 35 cm [Used in: Boy’s hunting book McL B793 H948 1900]

Folder 8 A moose approaching a body of water with a look of surprise; on the water are two men in a canoe; one is a native American and the other, wearing a beaver hat, is pointing a gun at the moose; behind the moose are numerous tall pine trees, 43 x 36 cm

Folder 9 A puppy sitting before a dog house; the image has a semicircular border around it; image is similar to Our four footed friends McL O94 F773 1900, 34.5 x 38 cm

Folder 10 A man being pulled by several men on top of a cliff; there are numerous seagulls flying around; the man has several penguins tied to his neck; in the distance are cliffs with penguins on them and another man being pulled by a rope, 40 x 32.5 cm

Folder 11 An owl on a tree branch with its wings extended facing the viewer; he is holding onto the body of a mouse; behind him is a large tree trunk, 36.5 x 26 cm

Folder 12 The head and shoulders of a dog with a loose ribbon tied around its neck facing the viewer, indistinguishable artist’s signature is in the lower right, 37 x 29 cm

Folder 13 A large hippopotamus facing right, eyes turned towards the viewer; in front of him is a pond with lily pads; behind him are numerous trees and reeds, 29 x 28 cm

Folder 14 The backside of a female cow drinking from a stream; in front of her are two calves; in the distance is a barn bordered by a fence and a cow lying down, 37 x 29 cm

Folder 15 An adult and a young donkey facing right standing on grass, 37 x 29 cm [Used in: Pictures & stories from natural history McL P611 N285 1899]

Folder 16 A reindeer with large antlers facing and looking left; in the background is a smaller reindeer eating grass and facing right; in the distance are rolling hills, 36.5 x 27 cm [Used in: A Visit to animal land McL-Pam V831 A598 1902; used in: Pictures & stories from natural history McL P611 N285 1899]

Folder 17 Several ibis, with black heads and curved long beaks and dark tail features in marshland; one is eating a salamander; in the distance are palm trees and birds as well as Pyramids, 37 x 27 cm [Used in: A Visit to animal land McL-Pam V831 A598 1902]

Folder 18 A polar bear facing right; in front is ice and in the distance is another bear climbing out of the water; behind them are steep ledges and birds, 35.5 x 29 cm

Folder 19 Bald eagle standing atop a branch facing right with its head turned to the left; beneath him are two baby eagles; in the distance is another eagle soaring, 36.5 x 28.5 cm

Folder 20 Profile of a rhinoceros facing right; behind are palm trees, 29.5 x 26 cm

 

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