Artist

Henry Salt

Study of a Hippopotamus, full length
Study of a Hippopotamus, head and shoulders
Studies of a Hippopotamus, one head and shoulders and two heads

Henry Salt is a Romanticism artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Henry Salt filled a sketchbook with careful pencil drawings of a hippopotamus in 1825. Three of the sheets survive: one close-up of the head, another with two smaller sketches, and a full-body view. The lines are precise, the shading gentle, showing how an artist trained his eye before cameras. If you like close observation of animals, tap Study of a Hippopotamus, full length to see the whole creature in one clean line.

Works by Henry Salt

Collections represented

Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.

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