![]() ![]() Miss Clara and the Celebrity Beast in Art – the exhibition and the catalogue – have been the subject of some great features and reviews in the national, specialist and travel press and online.Dürer based his woodblock print of a Rhinoceros on a written account and drawing of an Indian rhinoceros that had been brought to Lisbon. Inspired by the great sculptures, prints and paintings featured in Miss Clara, we ran a #BarberArtChallenge for the duration of the exhibition.įind out more about the challenge, and see our favourite submission here. Miss Clara: In Depth, Saturday 15 January 2022, 2 – 4pm. FIND OUT MORE ABOUT MISS CLARAĪ Rhinoceros called ‘Miss Clara’ (1738-1758), by Pieter-Anton von Verschaffelt (1710-1793)įollow the links to find out more and book your place:Ĭurator Introduction, Friday 26 November 2021, 2.30 – 4pm. The Miss Clara exhibition catalogue is available to buy from reception, or online here.ĭownload the press release. The show will be accompanied by a richly illustrated full-colour paperback catalogue published by Paul Holberton Publishing. Other celebrity beasts sharing the spotlight including the elephants Hanno, Hansken, Jumbo and Chunee, and Obaysch, who in the 1850s became the first hippopotamus seen in Europe since Roman times. It also considers the emergence of menageries and zoos, and the significance of the capture and captivity of these big beasts within wider discussions of colonialism and empire. ![]() It also features ceramics, coins, paintings, prints and drawings by major artists such as Dürer, Rembrandt, Hollar, Longhi and Oudry. Spanning three centuries, the exhibition explores Clara’s story in bronze and marble sculpture, from public and private collections across the UK, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Bowes Museum and the Rothschild Family Trust. It is the starting point for this autumn’s lead exhibition – the first-ever major loan show devoted to Clara, and the latest of the Barber’s acclaimed masterpiece-in-focus displays. She inspired works of art and a lucrative trade in memorabilia – from luxury souvenirs such as clocks and paintings to medals, cheap popular posters and prints – and even hairstyles!Ī small bronze sculpture – A Rhinoceros, called Miss Clara, cast in bronze after a model by Peter-Anton von Verschaffelt (1710 – 93) – commemorates this early celebrity pachyderm and is one of the most popular and intriguing works of art in the Barber’s collection. The first rhinoceros sighted in mainland Europe since 1579, Clara was feted wherever she was displayed – from Brussels to Venice, Paris to Prague, and Rome to Warsaw and London – where she died in 1758.Īt each destination, Clara was viewed by kings, queens, courtiers and commoners. She then began an extensive tour of many of Europe’s major cities, travelling in a wooden carriage drawn by eight horses, her thick hide kept moist by the frequent application of fish oil. ![]() Weighing in at around 5,000 lbs or 2268 kgs, Miss Clara disembarked in Rotterdam in 1741 after being transported from Bengal by an enterprising Dutch sea-captain, Douwe Mout van der Meer. Long before Grumpy Cat, Dolly the Sheep or Red Rum, there was Miss Clara, a female Indian rhinoceros who achieved an unprecedented level of fame during the 18th century. ![]()
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