Jacques-Laurent Agasse was an animal and landscape painter from Switzerland.
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Portrait by Firmin Massot, c. 1785
The Nubian Giraffe, by Jacques-Laurent Agasse (c.1827), depicts one of the three giraffes sent to Europe by Mehmet Ali Pasha (another was Zarafa). This one was received by George IV in London. The gentleman shown in the top hat is Edward Cross, operator of the menagerie at Exeter Exchange and then Royal Surrey Gardens. Agasse painted many other animals from his collection.
Artists born in the 1760s 6
About this person
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1767 to 1849 · aged 82
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