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Hand colored lithograph showing a side view of the Ostend whale, with a pedestal erected atop it, and a man tipping his hat and waving a French flag standing thereatop. At left, a procession of men in top hats approcaches the center of the image, headed by a man waving a French flag. Also on left is a large elephant with four figures on its back. At right are six men in Chinese traditional dress, one of whom holds the reins of a giraffe.
Title and artist attributions printed in lower margin.


whales
1827-01-02
PERMANENT COLLECTION
Hart Nautical
De Langlume, Jacquemain
ink; paper; color wash
10 1/4 in x 14 1/4 in
France: Paris