A fish of New South Wales.

Primary Artist

Peter Mazell (1733–1808)

Title

A fish of New South Wales.

Date made

6 August 1789 (imprint)

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed lower left adjacent to image, 'D.Butler Del,'
printed lower right adjacent to image, P. Mazell Sculp.'.
printed lower centre below image, 'A FISH OF NEW SOUTH WALES.'.
printed centre at base oof plate, Publish'd Aug.6, 1789 By J.Stockdale.'.

Matrix size

19.1 x 26.2 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Support size

22.7 x 28.6 cm (sheet, irregular)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print-run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

268946

Accession number

2015.552

Accession method

Gift

Provenance

John McPhee

Credit line

Gift of John McPhee 2015. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.

Web address

https://searchthecollection.nga.gov.au/object/268946

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Mazell, Peter. | (1733–1808) Irish | Male | engraver

Butler, Daniel | (1790–1791) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

11 Oct 2025