A watercolour of a stranded sperm whale from the late seventeenth century
A manuscript album, known as Kungsboken, contains various documents of military relevance assembled during the rule of the Swedish kings Charles XI and Charles XII. Among them is a watercolour depicting a stranded sperm whale. The painting is not signed or dated but is believed to have been done aro...
| Published in: | Archives of Natural History |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh University Press
2013
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/anh.2013.0134 https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/full-xml/10.3366/anh.2013.0134 |
| Summary: | A manuscript album, known as Kungsboken, contains various documents of military relevance assembled during the rule of the Swedish kings Charles XI and Charles XII. Among them is a watercolour depicting a stranded sperm whale. The painting is not signed or dated but is believed to have been done around 1675. It may be an illustration of a whale that was stranded on the north German coast, then part of the Swedish empire. The painting is an interesting example of anamorphosis. |
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