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Untitled (Rockhopper Penguin - aptenodytes chrysocone Forster - Island of Desolation)

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Date

1777

Artist

John Webber (1751-1793)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=731823

Description

Rockhopper (?) Penguin (aptenodytes chrysocone Forster - Island of Desolation); black and white plumage with red and yellow whisps over the eye, standing in a rocky landscape to left. 1777. Watercolour, with pen and black ink, over graphite.

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CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

© Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Kerguelen Islands, French Southern Territories

Medium

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Penguins
Fauna
Birds

Category

Glossary
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