Primary Artist

Peter Mazell (1733–1808)

Title

An opossum of Van Diemen's Land

Date made

1784

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

15.0 x 24.0 m (printed image); 17.5 x 24.0 cm (printed image and text); 21.6 x 27.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania | Australia, Animal: Possum

Legacy id

213844

Creators

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

Webber, John. | (1751–1793) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025