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Two sketches of the head of an elephant
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Petrus Camper was a physician, anatomist, zoologist, palaeontologist and artist, who regularly visited the menagerie of Stadholder William V at Kleine Loo near Voorburg. There he sketched Hans and Parkie, two Indian elephants from Ceylon. This famous elephant pair was confiscated by the French in 1795 and transported to Paris, where they lived for several more years as celebrities in the Jardin des Plantes.
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Credit lineTwee schetsen van de kop van een olifant. c. 1786. Petrus Camper. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
