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Duck billed water mole

William SMITH
Duck billed water mole
 1821

Medium
etching

Measurements
8.8 × 16.5 cm irreg. (image) 12.5 × 19.8 cm (sheet, trimmed within platemark)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John McPhee through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2026
© Public Domain

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
London, England

Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.c.: Painted & Etched by W. Smith
printed in ink l.c.: DUCK BILLED WATER MOLE. / Published Nov. 30, 1821, by J. Pittman, 18. Warwick Square, London.

Accession Number
2026.315

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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