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Pelikanen in Artis
Also titled Pelicans in Artis Zoo
Jan van Essen (Amsterdam, 1854–1936)
1880
- Medium
- paper, watercolor (paint), chalk
- Classification
- drawing
- Dimensions
- height 253 mm x width 355 mm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
The Amsterdam artist Jan van Essen took the tram daily to Artis to study the animals. He was especially fond of the lions and large birds, such as pelicans, vultures and marabous. The sketches he made on the spot served as models in composing his paintings. He also derived inspiration from the work of the British artist and sculptor John Macallan Swan.
