A fish of New South Wales.
Primary Artist
Peter Mazell (1733–1808)
Title
Date made
6 August 1789 (imprint)
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, 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
21.4 x 28.4 (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print-run unknown
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
226723
Accession number
2012.1462
Accession method
Purchase
Credit line
Purchased 2012
Web address
https://searchthecollection.nga.gov.au/object/226723
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