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| Obaysch, 1852 The Royal Collection |
Obaysch was such a sensation that he even inspired a sculpture by Carl Fabergé which was acquired by Queen Alexandra in 1900.
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| Queen Alexandra's Agate Hippo The Royal Collection |
Friday, November 19, 2010
Antique Image of the Day: Obaysch the Hippopotamus, 1852
Obaysch was such a sensation that he even inspired a sculpture by Carl Fabergé which was acquired by Queen Alexandra in 1900.
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He is sweet.
One thing I find interesting about London Zoo is that the neucleus of the collection came from the estate of George IV. George IV loved animals and someone made a very unkind contemporary print of him mourning the loss of his belove pet giraffe. After George IV died, his brother & sucessor William IV donated the deceased king's remaining pets to the incepent London Zoo.
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