Sketch of a Turtle

Title

Sketch of a Turtle

Rights

The Smithsonian Libraries. "No Copyright - United States" or CC0. "Courtesy of the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives."

Creator

John Edward Gray (1800-1875)

Date

1830

Description

Colored pencil sketch of a turtle. Shows three separate drawings of the side, underside, and above profiling of the turtle. The first sketch is a top down sketch that is only in black and white. The second sketch is a right-side profile of the turtle, colored in green, yellow, and browns. The last sketch on the bottom is an underside sketch and also colored in green, yellow, browns, and some gray. Lastly at the bottom of the final sketch is a descriptor for the sketch. Originally published in London, Treuttel, Wurtz, Treuttel, Jun. and Richter, 1830-34 [i.e. 1835].

Format

Drawing. Colored pencil on paper. 58cm

Publisher

The Smithsonian Libraries Digital Collection.

Contributor

Akira Castillo

Identifier

QL309 .G779

Subject

Sketch; Drawing; Turtle; Indian; Colored.

Source

Jpeg file. The Smithsonian Libraries. https://library.si.edu/image-gallery/105913

https://library.si.edu/image-gallery/105913