Untitled: crab developmental stages
This chalk drawing by PH Gosse shows 3 of the developmental stages of the common shore crab (Carcinus meanas): zoea (left), megalopa (right) and grapsoid (bottom). Line drawings of these stages can be found in his book ‘Evenings at the Microscope’ on pages 183, 185 and 187.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 809/1997/32
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Drawings
- Medium
- white chalk on paper painted black
- Common Name
- untitled: crab developmental stages
- Simple Name
- drawing
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Person Initials
- Philip Henry
- Production Person Surname
- Gosse
- Production Year Low
- 1850
- Production Year High
- 1880
