Un opossum de la terre Van-Diemen. [A possum from Van Diemen's land].
Primary Artist
Jacques Renaud Benard (1731–1794)
Title
Un opossum de la terre Van-Diemen. [A possum from Van Diemen's land].
Source
Cook, James. Troisieme voyage de Cook ou voyage a l'ocean pacifique. Paris : Hotel de Thou, 1785.
Page or Plate number
plate 8
Date made
1784 – c.1786
Place made
Europe, France, Ile-de-France, Paris View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
printed lower centre below image, 'UN OPOSSUM DE LA TERRE VAN-DIEMEN.'.
printed lower right below image, 'Benard direxit'.
printed lower right edge, 'Pl.8'.
printed lower edge, '10'.
Matrix size
16.1 x 22.8 cm (printed image0; 18.0 x 24.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
medium-weight smooth off-white laid paper
Support size
19.8 x 27.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso upper right in black pencil, '$16'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
207544
Accession number
2011.111
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 4, 2010/2011 (2011-02-22)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Ted and Gina Gregg, Sydney, February 2011.
Credit line
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg, 2010
Subject categories
Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English | Australia, Animal: Possum
Creators
Benard, Jacques Renaud. | (1731–1794) French | Male | engraver
Last Updated
11 Oct 2025