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The Enlightenment Merman, British Museum
Adam Dant
2014 Image size 25.4 x 20.3 cmPaper size 35.5 x 25.4 cm
£240.00
Chiaroscuro woodcut on 300 gsm Waterford HP satin paper
Signed and editioned by the artist
Edition of 30
Printed by the artist at Club Row, London
From the box set 'Ten Creatures of London Legend'
Read more about the series here
"Part-monkey and part-fish, the Merman was ‘caught’ in Japan in the eighteenth century and given to Queen Victoria’s virtuous grandson Prince Arthur who donated the desiccated creature to the British Museum, where it may be found today in the Enlightenment Gallery."
Signed and editioned by the artist
Edition of 30
Printed by the artist at Club Row, London
From the box set 'Ten Creatures of London Legend'
Read more about the series here
"Part-monkey and part-fish, the Merman was ‘caught’ in Japan in the eighteenth century and given to Queen Victoria’s virtuous grandson Prince Arthur who donated the desiccated creature to the British Museum, where it may be found today in the Enlightenment Gallery."
