print
- Museum number
- 1862,0614.1565
- Description
-
Circular print with three views of a rabbit, crouching, about to jump, and jumping, arranged in a circle around the centre, and text round the outside margin. 1576
Engraving
- Production date
- 1576
- Dimensions
-
Diameter: 163 millimetres (trimmed)
- $Inscriptions
-
- Curator's comments
- The print is pierced with a pin-hole in the centre. It was intended to be spun round at speed, which gives the optical illusion of the rabbit jumping up and down.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
-
2013 Oct-Dec, Warwickshire, Compton Verney, Curious Beasts
2014 March-May, Belfast, Ulster Museum, Curious Beasts
2014 June-Aug, Hull, Ferens Art Gallery, Curious Beasts
2014 Oct-Dec, San Diego, University Galleries, Curious Beasts
2016-2017 21 Oct-5 Feb, Adelaide, South Australian Museum: ‘Curious Beasts’
- Acquisition date
- 1862
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1862,0614.1565