Clara (rhinoceros)

Clara (*1738, †14 . 04. 1758), Rhinoceros unicornis

English: Clara the rhinoceros (*1738, †14 April 1758) was a female Indian Rhinoceros who became famous during 17 years of touring Europe in the mid-18th century. She arrived in Europe in Rotterdam in 1741, becoming the fifth living rhinoceros to be seen in Europe in modern times since Dürer's Rhinoceros in 1515. After tours through towns in Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, France and Italy, she died in London.

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  Flugblatt 1744
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  Flugblatt 1746
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  Clara 1746 (Detail des Flugblatts)
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  Clara 1747
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  Clara 1748
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  Clara 1749
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  Clara 1749 (Kreidezeichnung)
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    Clara 1751 by Longhi Ca' Rezzonico
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  Clara 1751 (copy by Longhi)
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  Clara 1751
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  Clara in 1752 Meissen porcelain figure
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  Douwe Mout van der Meer, owner of Clara
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  Proposal to revitalize the Westindische Compagnie, made by Douwe Mout in 1761