Danse des naturels de l'Australie, Ornithorrynque and Wombat ou desman [Dance of Australian natives, Duck-billed platypus and Wombat or desman]
![Artist: Beyer, Charles | Title: Danse des naturels de l'Australie, Ornithorrynque and Wombat ou desman [Dance of Australian natives, Duck-billed platypus and Wombat or desman] | Date: 1835 | Technique: engraving, printed in black ink, from one steel plate](/media/cache/84/0c/840cd9b581d56caed91ddd6db0b9ceef.jpg)
Primary Artist
Charles Beyer (1792–1863)
Title
Danse des naturels de l'Australie, Ornithorrynque and Wombat ou desman [Dance of Australian natives, Duck-billed platypus and Wombat or desman]
Source
Dumont D'Urville, Jules. Voyage pittoresque autour du monde. Paris: L. Tenré et Henri Dupuy, vol. 1, 1834, vol. 2, 1835
Page or Plate number
collection record
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Date made
1835Place made
Paris, Île-de-France, France View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one steel plate
Text printed from matrix
printed lower left below image in black ink, 'PITTORESQUE.'.
printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Tom. 2. Pl. XL.'.
o date.
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject category
Voyages of exploration and discovery 1600-1900: French
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
191685
Creators
Beyer, Charles | (1792–1863) German | Male | engraver
Beyer, Charles | (1792–1863) German | Male | engraver
Last Updated
03 Jun 2026