Ref NoLDGSL/614/2/32
TitleWatercolour of Opiopsiella procera
Date1834
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour study of a complete specimen of Ophiopsis procerus Agassiz [Ophiopsiella procera (Agassiz, 1837)], by Cécilie Agassiz, 1834. According to Agassiz's published text, the specimen was from the lithographic limestone of Solnhofen in the collection of the Museum of Carlsruhe.

Note: was unidentified in a folder marked 'Ophiopsis, Propterus, Caturus'.
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Administrative HistoryCollected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844).
CustodialHistoryFrom a folder marked 'Ophiopsis, Propterus, Caturus'
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Languagen/a
Related MaterialCast of the original specimen, now classed as Ophiopsiella procera (Agassiz, 1837), held by the Museum d’Histoire Naturelle in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, ref: MHNN FOS 366
Publication NoteThis drawing was not published, but the Dinkel drawing was in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 2, Tab 48, fig 2. Livraison issued 1837.
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam. Specimen identification and current location provided by Martin Ebert, 2022.
CreatorNameAGASSIZ | Cécilie | 1809-1848 | née Braun | natural history artist and first wife of Louis Agassiz
AGASSIZ | Jean Louis Rudolphe | 1807-1873 | palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
Previous referenceLDGSL 614
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/1038AGASSIZ; Cécilie (1809-1848); née Braun; natural history artist and first wife of Louis Agassiz1809-1848
Places
CodePlaceName
NA519Solnhofen
NA534Bavaria
NA74Germany
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