The Female Ouran Outan, London Zoological Gardens
Date1838
MediumInk on paper, colored
DimensionsFRAMED: 17 3/4 × 25 in. (45.1 × 63.5 cm)
SHEET: 13 × 10 1/4 in. (33 × 26 cm)
SHEET: 13 × 10 1/4 in. (33 × 26 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineTibbals Circus Collection
Object numberht8000048
At zoological gardens in London, visitors could inspect for themselves this orangutan, Jenny whom Charles Darwin examined while writing On the Origin of Species. He was impressed with her affectionate personality and ability to sip and stir tea.
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