AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections | Arsinoitherium attacked by pterodons, painting by Charles Knight, 1907

Arsinoitherium attacked by pterodons, painting by Charles Knight, 1907

Identifier

100219816

Title

Arsinoitherium attacked by pterodons, painting by Charles Knight, 1907

Date

1907

Creator

Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 (artist)

Medium

Paintings

Description

1 painting : oil on board ; 51 x 34 cm. In wooden frame, 66 x 54 x 2 cm. Signed and dated at lower left. Four-horned rhinoceros-like animal defending itself against by two small prehistoric hyenas in foreground, another attack occuring in background.

Subject

Paleontology

Painting

Art

Relation

AMNH Library catalog record: [Arsinoitherium attacked by pterodons] [art original]

AMNH Library authority record: Knight, Charles Robert 1874-1953

Is Referenced By

Czerkas, S.M. and Glut, D.F. Dinosaurs, mammoths, and cavemen: the art of Charles R. Knight. New York: Dutton, 1982. p. 56

Osborn, H.F. The age of mammals. New York: MacMillan, 1921. p. 201

Publisher

American Museum of Natural History Library

Rights

Information on rights available at the repository.

Repository

American Museum of Natural History

Collection

Art & Memorabilia

Citation

Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 (artist), “Arsinoitherium attacked by pterodons, painting by Charles Knight, 1907,” AMNH Research Library | Digital Special Collections, accessed April 19, 2024, https://lbry-web-007.amnh.org/digital/index.php/items/show/90718.