On some eighteenth century animal portraits of interest for systematic zoology

• Main Authors: Tuijn, P., Feen, P.J. van der
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1969
• Subjects: Kol’; Brent goose
• Online Access: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/504539; http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/548194

The English zoologist Thomas Pennant (1726—1798) visited The Hague in 1765. There he met another zoologist, Dr. Peter Simon Pallas (1741—1811). On July 30th they visited together the Dutch painter Aart Schouman (1710—1792). Pennant’s diary records: “Accompanied Doctor Pallas a very ingenious young m...