Updated 02 May 2025
Currently not on display
Currently not on display
<MONOMANIACS>: (1) THE BEASTOPHILE: The supreme happiness of the Beastophile is to make in his home a small menagerie in the bosom of which he spends his life. One can truly apply to him the proverb: "Tell me whom you associate with, [and] I'll tell you who you are."
| Date | 1840 |
|---|---|
| Materials and Techniques | lithograph |
| Size（cm） | 23.0 x 17.0 |
| Inscriptions | Signed on the stone, lower left: h. D.; Unnumbered on the stone |
| Standard ref. | Delteil 858 (ii/ii), Tobu II-294 |
| Category | Prints |
| Collection Number | G.2000-1007 |
Provenance
Peter Morse; Tobu Museum of Art (Tobu Railway Company); Purchased by the NMWA, 2001.
Bibliography
- 2002
- Annual Bulletin of the National Museum of Western Art. No. 35 (Apr. 2000-Mar. 2001), 2002, Takahashi, Akiya. New Acquisitions. pp. 14-15, List of New Acquisitions. p. 93.