Title

The Tasmanian tiger. Thylacinus Cynocephalus

Source

The Mammals of Australia, by Gerard Kreft. Sydney: Council of Education, 1871

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 11248; Nissen ZBI2301; Wood 442

Date made

1869

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Government Printer View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured

Matrix size

31.2 x 39.0 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

35.0 x 43.5 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

From the rare coloured issue.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed on stone lower left 'Harriet Scott, del.et lith.'. Not dated.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed on stone lower centre, 'THE TASMANIAN TIGER./ (THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS)/ Sydney, N.S.W.- Thomas Richards, Government Printer - 1869.'. Inscribed on stone lower right, 'From a photograph by Victor A. Prout.'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

56234

Accession number

86.1831

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1986/87 (1986-08-05)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Masterpiece Fine Art Gallery, Melbourne, August 1986.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1986

Subject category

Australia, Animal: Thylacine (Tasmanian tiger)

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Scott, Harriet. | (1830–1907) Australian | Female | lithographer

PROUT, Victor | (1835–1877) Australian | English | Male | photographer

THOMAS RICHARDS, GOVERNMENT PRINTER | | printer

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013