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la Girafa Nubia Jacques-Laurent Agasse4.jpg Pintura Identificación:: 7
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1827 la colección Royal , Wendsor Castle, Wendsor |
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The Nubian Giraffe new20/Jacques-Laurent Agasse-438375.jpg Pintura Identificación:: 58179
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The Nubian Giraffe, by Jacques-Laurent Agasse (c.1827, ', ', ', ', ', ', ', '), depicts one of the three giraffes sent to Europe by Mehmet Ali Pasha (another was Zarafa). This one was received by George IV in London. The gentleman shown in the top hat is Edward Cross, operator of the menagerie at Exeter Exchange and then Royal Surrey Gardens. Agasse painted many other animals from his collection. |