Study of a Dodo

The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) was a flightless bird living on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. It stood about a meter tall and weighed about 20 kilograms (44 lb). It has been extinct since the 1600s and the phrase "dead as a dodo" means undoubtedly dead.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
4/1865
Category
Fine Art
Collection Class
Paintings
Medium
oil on canvas
Common Name
Study of a Dodo
Simple Name
painting
Period Classification
Victorian (1837-1901)
Production Town
Exeter
Production County
Devon
Production Country
United Kingdom: England
Production Date
c 1840
Production Person Initials
F
Production Person Surname
Hart
Production Year Low
1830
Production Year High
1850

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Study of a Dodo