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One of an album of 44 watercolours, produced to illustrate 'An account of Indian serpents collected on the coast of Coromandel, London, 1796–1809' by P. Russell. The text accompanying the artwork provides the name of the snake, written in the Teluga language of South East India and bears the number, XVI.
Title
A Snake, Slender and Dark Brown in Colour, with Pale Patches between Two White Dotted Lines, Which Run along the Length of the Back
Date
c.1795
Medium
watercolour on paper (?)
Measurements
H 46.2 x W 32.9 cm
Accession number
566890i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
Wellcome Collection
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