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Basilicus Plumifrons (Crested reptile) (1930)

Betty Purvis

colour lithograph, in brown, green and black on paper

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Basilicus Plumifrons (Crested reptile) (1930)

Photo credit: Trustees of the British Museum

Details

Classification:

Print

Physical Object Description:

Crested reptile with long tail, resting on branch to right. 1930 Colour lithograph, printed in brown, green and black. Signed and dated.

Technique:

Lithograph

Dimensions:

27.7 x 36 cm

Accession Number:

1933,0408.103

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1933

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society, 1930; presented to the Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1933

Relationship:

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

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Artist Bio

Betty Purvis
Basilicus Plumifrons (Crested reptile) (1930)

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