RefNo | MS/131/78-A |
Previous numbers | MS.131.74 |
Level | Item |
Title | Drawing, Hyena kept at the Tower of London, by Henry Hunt (d.1713) |
Recipient | Hunt; Henry (fl 1673-1713); Royal Society operator; library keeper and repository |
Date | 17th century |
Description | Study of a hyena from the Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London. Animals, including big cats, were kept at the Tower from the 13th century. Inscribed above: "The Hyaena kept in the Tower of London" and monogrammed below, "HHT advi. Delinq." |
Extent | 1 drawing |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink and ink wash on paper |
Dimensions | 198x309mm. |
AccessStatus | Open |