Title

Class of mammals for Royal Encyclopedia, including Stubbs style kangaroo]

Source

Hall, William Henry. 'The new royal encyclopedia, or, complete modern universal dictionary of arts and scienceses...'. London: Printed for C. Cooke, 1791

Page or Plate number

plate 6

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1791

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Support

thin cream wove paper

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject description

'A charming assemblage of 18 creatures on one sheet, many from Australia including the Kangaroo. The animals here depicted are all "Class 1", arranged according to Order (3 and 4) and Genus and Species. The remaining nine animals (not included in the title above) are Europeus or European Mole; Radiatus or Radiated Mole; Araneus or Field Mouse; Coecus or Blind Mouse; Euroeus or Common Hedge Hog; Inauris or Earless Hedge Hog. Malaccensis or Malacca Hedge Hog; Criistata or Crested Porcupine; Dorsata or Canadian Porcupine'. [oldimprints.com]

IRN

207903

Accession number

2010.1281

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2010/2011 (2010-08-18)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Cabinet of Discoveries, Canberra, 2010

Credit line

Purchased 2010

Subject category

Australia, Animal: Kangaroo

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013