Rhizophora Tenby 1854: barrel jellyfish
This beautiful watercolour by Philip Henry Gosse depicts another jellyfish that can be found off UK coasts. The barrel jellyfish (Rhizostoma octopus) is a seasonal visitor to our seas. An almost exact replica of this watercolour is present in ‘Tenby: A sea-side holiday’ plate I and a line drawing of this features in ‘A Manual of Marine Zoology for the British Isles’ p51.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 114/1920/21
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Drawings
- Medium
- watercolour and ink on paper
- Common Name
- Rhizophora Tenby 1854: barrel jellyfish
- Simple Name
- drawing
- Inscription Transcription
- Rhizophora Tenby 1854
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- 1854
- Production Person Initials
- Philip Henry
- Production Person Surname
- Gosse
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
