Red platypus. Ornithorhynchus rufus.

Title

Red platypus. Ornithorhynchus rufus.

Date made

June 1825 (imprint)

Place made

London, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

line-engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed lower right within image, 'Griffith.'.
printed lower centre below image, 'RED PLATYPUS. / ORNITHORHYNCHUS RUFUS.'.
printed centre at base of plate, 'London. Published by G.B. Whittaker June 1825'.

Matrix size

8.6 x 9.4 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Support size

21.2 x 12.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print-run unknown

Production notes

Engraved by Edward or Harriet Griffith. From: Curvier, Baron, 'The Animal Kingdom', London: G. B. Whittaker, June 1825.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

224139

Accession number

2012.1403

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from Sebra Prints, Melbourne, 2012

Credit line

Purchased 2012

Web address

https://searchthecollection.nga.gov.au/object/224139

Country of context

Australia

Last Updated

11 Oct 2025