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William Lizars (etcher)
William Dickes (draughtsman)
Thylacinus cynocephalus, Native of Van Diemen's Land published 1841
hand-coloured etching
9.2 × 14.5 cm irreg. (image) 10.6 × 16.4 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John McPhee through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2026
© Public Domain
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Thylacinus cynocephalus, Native of Van Diemen's Land
published 1841
plate 5 from The Natural History of Marsupiala or Pouched Animals, by G. R. Waterhouse, published by Lizars, Edinburgh, 1841
Medium
hand-coloured etching
Measurements
9.2 × 14.5 cm irreg. (image) 10.6 × 16.4 cm (sheet)
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
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Edinburgh, Scotland
Inscription
printed in ink u.r. : PLATE 5.
printed in ink l.l.: Dickes delt.
printed in ink l.c.: Thylacinus cynocephalus. / Native of Van Diemen’s Land.
printed in ink l.r.: Lizars. Sc.
Accession Number
2026.284
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings