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Artist: Lewin, J.W. | Title: not titled [frontispiece] | Date: 1803 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured
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Primary Artist

J.W. Lewin (1770–1819)

Title

not titled [frontispiece]

Source

Lewin, John. 'A natural history of the Lepidopterous insects of New South Wales.'. London: J. H. Bohte, 1822

Page or Plate number

frontispiece

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 874;411

Date made

1822 – 1803

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Matrix size

20.8 x 15.8 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

second edition

Subject categories

Australia, Animal: Insect | Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

106485

Creators

Lewin, J.W. | (1770–1819) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Lewin, J.W. | Title: not titled [frontispiece] | Date: 1803 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 83.3069.1

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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