Double-scaled Chætodon

Double-scaled Chætodon
 (1797)
plate 275 from The Naturalist’s Miscellany, or Coloured Figures of Natural Objects Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature, vol. 8, by George Shaw, published by Nodder & Co., London, 1797

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
hand-coloured etching
Measurements
11.3 × 18.2 cm (image and plate) 11.7 × 18.6 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.l.: RN
printed in ink (in image) u.r.: 275
Accession Number
4409C-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1930
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Animals Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
Subjects (specific)
animal art fish (animals) fish scale (material) natural history orange (colour) scientific illustrations (images)

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