Panthera Pardus Special Issue

Carres d'Art > Editions Speciales

Published in homage to Robert Dallet and in aid of the Panthera organisation.

• Created in 2006, Panthera is an NGO devoted to the protection of felines and their ecosystems throughout the world. With this special edition, Hermes pays tribute to Robert Dallet, who died in 2006.
• 90 x 90 cm / 100% silk

The panther, or leopard, is the same animal. They are of the Panthera Pardus family and have rosette spots on their bodies. Often the appearance of these spots and their shape can vary depending on the subspecies.

Le Carre Hermes > Spring-Summer 2016

Self-taught naturalist Robert Dallet devoted his life to the study of fauna and had a predilection for big cats. An incomparable portraitist of the animal world, he produced more than one hundred paintings illustrating the feline species. These are now preserved by Hermes. Among them is panthera pardus. Illustrated with striking, bold stokes, the animal appears to leap from the scarf, and its gaze, coat and posture are wondrously lifelike. The Indochinese leopard, or Panthera pardus delacouri, lives in the deepest tropical forests.