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Duck-billed platypus

UNKNOWN (etcher), Frederick Polydore NODDER (after)
Duck-billed platypus
 (early 19th century)

Medium
hand-coloured etching

Measurements
12.8 × 15.0 cm irreg. (image) 12.8 × 20.5 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

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
England

Inscription
printed in ink u.l.: PL36
printed in ink u.c.: DUCK BILLED PLATYPUS

Accession Number
2026.286

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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