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Description: | The simple shape of this Great Bear suggests the timeless quality of Bewick's designs. The text dwells on the bear's ferocity. It tells of an enraged wounded bear madly pursuing its hunters, the crew of a whaling ship. Ironically, in the vignette accompanying this engraving, the bear is shown tamed, a monkey riding on its back, and chained in captivity. This is a pencil transfer drawing for the engraving in his book, 'Quadrupeds' (1791), p.268. | Publisher: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Temporal: | Production date: 1790 | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Creator: | Thomas Bewick | Identifier: | http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/discoveringb... | Go to resource |
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