A tapoa tafa.

Primary Artist

Charles Catton (Junior) (1756–1819)

Title

A tapoa tafa.

Date made

29 December 1789 (imprint)

Place made

London, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Matrix size

17.8 x 22.8 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

A tapoa tafa (Phascogale penicillata) is a small (about the size of a rat) carnivorous marsupial originally found across Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Catton (Junior), Charles. | (1756–1819) American | English | Male | print after

Last Updated

16 Oct 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2025.173

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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