An opossum of Van Diemen's Land
Primary Artist
Peter Mazell (1733–1808)
Title
An opossum of Van Diemen's Land
Date made
1784Category
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
11 Oct 2025
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 2011.1214
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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National Gallery of Australia | 2013.4129.9.90
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
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