Part of the natural history of Asia.
Primary Artist
Title
Part of the natural history of Asia.
Source
Blomfield, Rev E. 'A Complete and Universal Dictionary'. Bungay, Suffolk: Brightly & Kinnersley, 1812
Date made
November 1804 (imprint)
Place made
Bungay, Suffolk, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
16.7 x 12.0 (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
26.5 x 22.0 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
print-run unknown
Subject description
Depicts a tiger, camel, kangaroo and elk in an Asian forest setting. The image of the Kangaroo after Stubbs.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
159064
Accession number
2010.906
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 2010/2011 (2010-08-18)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Cabinet of Discoveries, Canberra, 2010
Credit line
Purchased 2010
Subject category
Australia, Animal: Kangaroo
Creators
Wallis, T. | | engraver
Last Updated
03 Jun 2026