An animal found on the coast of New Holland called Kanguroo
Primary Artist
George Stubbs (1724–1806)
Title
An animal found on the coast of New Holland called Kanguroo
Source
Hawkesworth, John. ' Account of the voyages undertaken ..for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere'. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773
Page or Plate number
facing page 561
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Date made
1773 – \
Place made
London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
line-engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
printed lower right below image, 'No. 20.'.
Matrix size
19.8 x 24.3 cm (plate-mark)
Support
paper
Support size
22.8 x 26.6 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
104098
Accession number
85.1699
Accession method
Fund
Meeting
Meeting 3, 1985/86 (1985-09-10)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1985.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1985.
Subject categories
Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English | Australia, Animal: Kangaroo | Australia, Art period: Pre-European settlement, to 1778
Creators
Stubbs, George. | (1724–1806) English | Male | print after
Last Updated
03 Sep 2025