art_history_animalia, #InternationalChameleonDay :
#Chameleons by Robert Jacob Gordon (Dutch, 1743-1795), from The Gordon African Collection, 4 albums of illustrations made during his Cape Colony (South Africa) expeditions (1777-86). Now at @rijksmuseum.
- Chamaeleo namaquensis (Namaqua Chameleon)
- Bradypodion pumilum (Cape Dwarf Chameleon)
- Bradypodion pumilum in three poses (Cape Dwarf Chameleon)
drawings on paper, H 660mm × W 480mm ea.
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-T-1914-17-99
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-T-1914-17-101
https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/RP-T-1914-17-100Title: Bradypodion pumilum (Cape dwarf chameleon) Object type: drawing annotation (possibly false): ‘Caapse Cameleon. van de vaste wal. / veel op het robben eiland’ Description: A Cape pygmy chameleon that is common on Robben Island. Material: paper, ink, pencil, chalk Technique: pen / brush
Title(s): Bradypodion pumilum in three poses (Cape dwarf chameleon) Object type: drawing annotation: ‘Cameleon (links) vangende een vlieg. (rechts)’ Description: Three dwarf chameleons (Bradypodion pumilum), one of which has just caught a fly on its rolled-out tongue. Material: paper, ink, pencil, chalk Technique: pen / brush