Bitis Atropos (Bergadder) Bitis atropos (Berg Adder) Object Type: drawing animal study album leaf Object number: RP-T-1914-17-105 Inscriptions / Brands: annotation, at the bottom of the margin, pen and Brown, "Caapse Pof Adder one of the most toxic, and most evil snakes in Africa, and dangerous / he is lazy and that the paths and roads remains as asleep, and they dese hose so it is can / on syn lyf was not mature, otherwise we will find se approximately three feet Egter be so thick as the bare arm of a man (Gordon's handwriting or the First Secretary, S and resembling capitals). Descr
Bitis Atropos (Bergadder) Bitis atropos (Berg Adder) Object Type: drawing animal study album leaf Object number: RP-T-1914-17-105 Inscriptions / Brands: annotation, at the bottom of the margin, pen and Brown, "Caapse Pof Adder one of the most toxic, and most evil snakes in Africa, and dangerous / he is lazy and that the paths and roads remains as asleep, and they dese hose so it is can / on syn lyf was not mature, otherwise we will find se approximately three feet Egter be so thick as the bare arm of a man (Gordon's handwriting or the First Secretary, S and resembling capitals). Description: Toxic mountain or puff adder with eggs and a detail drawing open mouth with cleft tong. Manufacturer : artist: Robert Jacob Gordon (attributed to) Date: Oct 1777 - mar-1786 Physical features: brush in color, some black pencil or chalk; double frame lines of varying thickness around representation; glued material: paper pencil crayon Technique: brush dimensions: album leaf: h 660 mm × W 480 mmblad: h 266 mm (including signature under the frame.) × W 424 mmbeeld: h 222 mm (inner frame) × W 406 mm
Size: 1977px × 1264px
Photo credit: © Art World / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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