Ref NoLDGSL/613/3/55/4
TitleWatercolour of a tooth of Placodus impressus Agassiz
Date[?1835]
Date NoteDate of another drawing by Bourkhardt of this collection
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour of a tooth from the fossil fish Placodus impressus Agassiz, possibly by Jacques Bourkhardt, [?1835]. Found in Gres bigarre [variegated sandstone], Zweibrücken, from the collection of Alexander Braun.
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Administrative HistoryThere is a later annotation attributing the small drawings on the sheet to Sixtus Heinrich Jarwart, however they do not match his artistic style. They are closer to the work of Jacques Bourkhardt. The majority of the drawings from Alex Braun's collection were undertaken by his sister Cecilie, Agassiz's first wife, however when in 1835 she 'retired' from drawing to concentrate on rearing her young family, and Jacques Bourkhardt seems to have been one of the artists appointed to replace her.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Publication NotePublished in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 2, Tab 70, fig 7. Livraison issued 1839.
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameBOURKHARDT | Jacques | [1808]-1867 | natural history artist
Previous referenceLDGSL 613
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/1042JARWART; Sixtus Heinrich (1813-1865); natural history artist1813-1865
DS/UK/1043BRAUN; Alexander Carl Heinrich (1805-1877); botanist and brother-in-law of Louis Agassiz1805-1877
DS/UK/1035BOURKHARDT; Jacques ([1808]-1867); natural history artist[1808]-1867
Places
CodePlaceName
NA543Rhineland-Palatinate
NA74Germany
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