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The artist, title and date of the work must be listed anywhere the image is reproduced:
Carini (engraver)
Platypus (1830s)
hand-coloured engraving
16.8 × 22.8 cm irreg. (image) 35.6 × 26.0 cm (plate) 43.3 × 30.8 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John McPhee through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2026
© Public Domain
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Platypus
(1830s)
Medium
hand-coloured engraving
Measurements
16.8 × 22.8 cm irreg. (image) 35.6 × 26.0 cm (plate) 43.3 × 30.8 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
Italy
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: CARINI INC.
printed in ink u.c.: ORNITORINCO
printed in ink l.c.: L'ORNITORINCO e’fra tutti gli animali dell’ Australia il piu singolare…..
Accession Number
2026.313
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings