Photographic print, mounted on card, of 'Romulus' a zebra/horse hybrid foal and his dam, c.1896
Scope and Contents
This image appeared printed in The Penycuik Experiments (1899). The card mounting here displays signs of being glued within a surround or frame.
Dates
- Creation: c.1896
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 photograph
Conditions Governing Access
Open.
Biographical / Historical
Romulus was the oldest of Ewart's hybrid horse/zebras, born on 12 August 1896. His dam, Mulatto, was an Island of Rum pony lent for Ewart's experiments by Lord Arthur Cecil. In The Penycuik Experiments, Ewart described Romulus as combining 'all the grace and beauty of an antelope and a well-bred Arab foal. Instead of, like his sire, looking as if freshly painted for a Lord Mayor's Show, he was faultless in colouring and in the disposition of the stripes, spots, and bands.'
Extent
From the Series: 8 items
Physical Location
CLX-A-1129
Physical Description
1 photograph
Subject
Creator
- From the Fonds: Ewart, James Cossar, 1851-1933 (zoologist and professor of natural history, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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