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A Giraffe from Sennaar, Africa, Presented by the Pasha of Egypt to King Charles X of France at Saint-Cloud, July 9, 1827

Made in Chartres, France, Europe

c. 1827

A. Thiébault, French, active 1826 - 1828. Printed by Imprimerie Felix Durand, Chartres. Published by Garnier-Allabre, Chartres, France.

Stencil-colored wood engraving
Image: 10 13/16 x 9 3/16 inches (27.5 x 23.3 cm) Sheet (irregular): 15 11/16 x 12 3/16 inches (39.8 x 31 cm)

Currently not on view

1958-133-14

Gift of Alice Newton Osborn, 1958

Label

With the text for the giraffe's farewell song to its native land

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