Primary Artist

George Stubbs (1724–1806)

Title

An animal found on the coast of New Holland called Kanguroo

Source

Hawkesworth, John. ' Account of the voyages undertaken ..for making discoveries in the Southern Hemisphere'. London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1773

Page or Plate number

facing page 561

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1773

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Matrix size

19.8 x 24.3 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Animal: Kangaroo | Australia, Art period: Pre-European settlement, to 1778 | Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: English

Legacy id

104098

Creators

Stubbs, George. | (1724–1806) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

13 Feb 2026