An animal of a new species found on the coast of New South Wales.

Primary Artist

George Stubbs (1724–1806)

Title

An animal of a new species found on the coast of New South Wales.

Physical description

The Gentleman’s Magazine, XLIII, July 1773

Date made

July 1773 (published)

Place made

London, England View on map Close map

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Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed centre above border line, 'An Animal of a new Species found on the Coast of / NEW SOUTH WALES.'.

Matrix size

15.0 x 9.8 cm (printed image; 16.8 x 11.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support size

20.4 x 12.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

224280

Accession number

2012.1428

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from Sebra Prints, Melbourne 2012

Credit line

Purchased 2012

Web address

https://searchthecollection.nga.gov.au/object/224280

Creators

Stubbs, George. | (1724–1806) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

25 Oct 2025