The Eye. Calf of Man
Date made: August 1843
Description: "The puffin bird, greatly prized by epicures, formerly haunted the Calf in large numbers, but has now abandoned it.” (William Bennet, Sketches of the Isle of Man, 1829, M 00896)
Painting from an album of Manx watercolours by Emily M. Fane, painted when she visited the Island in August 1843.
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Measurements: overall: 29 cm x 41 cm
Materials: watercolour on paper
Object name: painting
Collection: Art Collection
ID number: 1980-0001/11a