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The skinning of the Aboma Snake shot by Cap. Stedman

The skinning of the Aboma Snake shot by Cap. Stedman
 1793
plate 19 from Narrative, of a Five Years' Expedition, against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam by John Gabriel Stedman, first published by Joseph Johnson and J. Edwards, London, 1796

Medium
etching and engraving
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from admission funds, 1990
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
18.3 × 13.1 cm (image) 25.5 × 19.9 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bentley 1977, 499.5; Essick 1991, XXXIII.5
Inscription
printed in ink l.r.: Blake Sculpt (t in superscript over . )
printed in ink l.l.-l.r.: The skinning of the Aboma Snake, shot by Cap. Stedman.
Accession Number
P138-1990
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from admission funds, 1990
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
History and Legend Human Figures Violence
Subjects (specific)
colonialism hide and skin processing hunting illustrations (layout features) men (male humans) skin (animal component) snake (suborder) Suriname (nation)

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