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Chiossone (etcher)
Jean-Gabriel Prêtre (draughtsman)
Opossum (c. 1830-1851)
hand-coloured etching
15.3 × 8.8 cm (image) 24.1 × 16.5 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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Opossum
(c. 1830-1851)
plate 221 from Dizionario delle scienze natural (Dictionary of natural science), by Frédéric Cuvier, published by Batelli e Figli, Florence, 1830–51
Medium
hand-coloured etching
Measurements
15.3 × 8.8 cm (image) 24.1 × 16.5 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
Florence, Italy
Printing/Publishing
published by Batelli and sons, Florence
Inscription
printed in ink u.c: (in image): 1
printed in ink l.l.: (in image): 2
printed in ink u.l.: MAMMIFERI.
printed in ink u.c.: ZOOLOGIA. / Tav. 221.
printed in ink u.r.: Marsupiali
printed in ink l.l.: Prêtre dip.
printed in ink l.c.: Turpin dires.
printed in ink l.c.: 1.DIDELFO oposso, o quattr’occhi. / 2. CAIOPOLLINO
printed in ink l.r.: Chiossone incise
Accession Number
2026.277
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings