Terms and conditions of use
Cavia australis
published 1846-1847
plate 18 from Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale : (le Brésil, la république orientale de l'Uruguay, la République argentine, la Patagonie, la république du Chili, la république de Bolivia, la république du Pérou), exécuté pendant les années 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, et 1833 (Voyage to South America: (Brazil, the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, the Argentine Republic, Patagonia, the Republic of Chile, the Republic of Bolivia, the Republic of Peru), executed during the years 1826, 1827, 1828, 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832, and 1833) vol. 9, Atlas Zoologique, by Alcide Dessaline d’Orbiny, published by P. Bertrand, Paris, 1846–47
Medium
hand-coloured engraving
Measurements
16.0 × 22.0 cm (image) 24.3 × 31.8 cm (plate) 27.3 × 35.7 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
Paris, France
Inscription
printed in ink u.l.: MAMMIFÈRES.
printed in ink u.r.: PL. 18.
printed in ink l.l.: Werner del.
printed in ink l.c.: P. Bertrand éditeur
printed in ink l.r.: Annedouche sc.
printed in ink l.c.: 1-4. CAVIA australis, Is. Geoff. Et dÓrbigny. / 6-7. CAVIA flavidens, Brandt.
printed in ink l.c.: Impie. De Delarue.
Accession Number
2026.302
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings