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John Pass (etcher)
Frederick Polydore Nodder (after)
The Platypus, The Sukotyro published 1804
hand-coloured etching
16.0 × 12.0 cm irreg. (image) 21.3 × 12.6 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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The Platypus, The Sukotyro
published 1804
from An Universal System of Natural-History..., by Ebenezer Sibley & Carl von Linné, published 1804
Medium
hand-coloured etching
Measurements
16.0 × 12.0 cm irreg. (image) 21.3 × 12.6 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
London, England
Printing/Publishing
printed for the Proprietor; distributed by Champante and Whitrow, London
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) u.c.: 1
printed in ink (in image) c.: 2
printed in ink l.c.: The Platypus, 2. The Sukotyro. / Published Dec. 1. 1804.
printed in ink l.r.: J pass sculpt
Accession Number
2026.287
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings