Le Philandre
Title
Source
Buffon, Georges Louis Marie Leclerc, Comte de. 'Histoire Naturelle... Quadrupedes'. Paris, de l'imprimerie royale, 1777-1789
Page or Plate number
plate 21.
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Date made
1775
Place made
France, Île-de-France, Paris View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
23.2 x 16.0 cm (printed image)
Support
thin smooth cream paper
Support size
32.7 x 23.8 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
print-run unknown
IRN
159075
Accession number
2010.914
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 categories
Australia, Animal: Kangaroo | Australia, Art period: Pre-European settlement, to 1778
Country of context
Australia
Last Updated
10 Oct 2025