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Zubiani (etcher)
Antoine Charles Vauthier (draughtsman)
Ornithorhyncus paradoxus (after 1828)
hand-coloured etching
10.0 × 16.9 cm (image) 13.0 × 20.0 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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Ornithorhyncus paradoxus
(after 1828)
Medium
hand-coloured etching
Measurements
10.0 × 16.9 cm (image) 13.0 × 20.0 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 u.c.: St. Nat.
printed in ink u.r.: N. 25
printed in ink l.l.: Vauthier dis.
printed in ink l.c.: ORNITORINCO PARADOSSALE. ORNITHORHYNCHUS PARADOXUS. Blum.
printed in ink l.r.: M. Zubiani inc
Accession Number
2026.293
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings