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Unknown (engraver)
Dasyurus Viverrinus published 1838
hand-coloured engraving
6.3 × 15.2 cm irreg. (image) 12.2 × 19.3 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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Dasyurus Viverrinus
published 1838
plate from Compléments de Buffon, vol. 1, by René Primevère Lesson, 2nd edition, published by P. Pourrat Frères, Paris, 1838
Medium
hand-coloured engraving
Measurements
6.3 × 15.2 cm irreg. (image) 12.2 × 19.3 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
Printing/Publishing
published by P. Pourrat Frères, Paris
Inscription
printed in ink l.c.: Dasyure Viverrin, Dasyurus Viverrinus, Geoff.
printed in ink l.c.: Publié par Pourrat F. à Paris
Accession Number
2026.268
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings