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Patrick Russell

Scottish surgeon and naturalist in India (1726-1805)

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Images by Patrick Russell

65 images from works
  • A snake, slender and pale brown in colour, with large dark brown oblong-shaped markings running along its back: includes an outline drawing of the tail. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • An Indian snake, Bodroo Pam. Coloured engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • An Indian snake: Bodroo Pam. Engraving by Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • A snake, dark green/brown in colour, with dark brown oval-shaped markings or cross-bands edged in white. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
  • The natural history of Aleppo. Containing a description of the city, and the principal natural productions in its neighbourhood. Together with an account of the climate, inhabitants, and diseases; particularly of the plague / By Alex. Russell, M. D.
  • An Indian snake: Pedda Poda. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • An Indian snake: Jeri Potoo. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • An Indian snake: Katla Tutta. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • The head and expanded neck of Nagoo, an Indian snake. Engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.
  • A snake, dark brown in colour, with black cross-bands and two yellow lines running along the length of the back. Watercolour, ca. 1795.
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Images featuring Patrick Russell

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  • Patrick Russell. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell, 1811, after G. Dance, 1794.
  • Patrick Russell. Soft-ground etching by W. Daniell, 1811, after G. Dance, 1794.
  • Patrick Russell. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1811, after L. Vaslet.
  • Patrick Russell. Stipple engraving by W. Ridley, 1811, after L. Vaslet.

Works from the collections

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    The natural history of Aleppo. Containing a description of the city, and the principal natural productions in its neighbourhood. Together with an account of the climate, inhabitants, and diseases; particularly of the plague / By Alex. Russell, M. D.

    Alexander Russell | Date: 1794
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    An Indian snake, Bodroo Pam. Coloured engraving by W. Skelton, ca. 1796.

    | Date: [1796] | Reference: 42585i
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    A snake, dark in colour, with a yellowish stripe running along its side, a green underbelly and a white tail with patchy black markings. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

    | Date: 1795 | Reference: 567018i
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    A snake, bright green in colour with a pale underbelly (?). Watercolour, ca. 1795.

    | Date: 1795 | Reference: 566872i
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    A snake, (bungarus caeruleus?) yellow and tan in colour, with brown and black diamond-shaped markings. Watercolour, ca. 1795.

    | Date: 1795 | Reference: 566895i
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Frequent collaborators

William Skelton

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Snakes

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