Cartography in Contemporary Art

The Kongouro from New Holland

Item

Title

The Kongouro from New Holland

Description

A small kangaroo perched on a rock in left profile but looking back over its left shoulder, with a valley of light scrub behind backed by mountains and a cloudy sky.

Identifier

EAP_KNH

Creator

Stubbs, George, 1724-1806

Contributor

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund; The Eyal and Marilyn Ofer Foundation (formerly known as the Eyal Ofer Family Foundation); The Monument Trust; Art Fund (with a contribution from the Wolfson Foundation); The Crosthwaite Bequest; The Sackler Trust; Sir Harry Djanogly CBE; The Hartnett Conservation Trust; Sheila Richardson and Anthony Nixon; The Leathersellers' Company; Gapper Charitable Trust; Genevieve Muinzer and others

Spatial Coverage

Greenwich See all items with this value

Date

c. 1772

Subject

Animals See all items with this value

Western grey kangaroo See all items with this value

Eastern grey kangaroo See all items with this value

Medium

oil paint

Beeswax

Mahogany

Language

English

Relation

Royal Museum Greenwich: The Knogouro from New Holland (Kangaroo) (Painting)

Provenance

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Acquired with the assistance of the Heritage Lottery Fund; The Eyal and Marilyn Ofer Foundation (formerly known as the Eyal Ofer Family Foundation); The Monument Trust; Art Fund (with a contribution from the Wolfson Foundation); The Crosthwaite Bequest; The Sackler Trust; Sir Harry Djanogly CBE; The Hartnett Conservation Trust; Sheila Richardson and Anthony Nixon; The Leathersellers' Company; Gapper Charitable Trust; Genevieve Muinzer and others

Item sets

Assumed Images-Chavers

Media

'The Kongouro from New Holland' (Kangaroo)