Front view of the mouth the size of life. Watts's shark.
Primary Artist
Peter Mazell (1733–1808)
Title
Front view of the mouth the size of life. Watts's shark.
Date made
2 November 1789 (imprint)Category
Print type
intaglio
Text printed from matrix
printed lower right below image, 'P Mazell Del & Sculp'.
printed upper centre below image 1, 'Front View of the Mouth the size of Life.'.
printed lower centre below image 2, 'WATTS'S SHARK.'.
printed lower centre below title, 'Publish'd Nov. 2 1789, by J. Stockdale.'.
Matrix size
26.2 x 19.5 cm (plate-mark)
Edition information
print-run unknown
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Mazell, Peter. | (1733–1808) Irish | Male | artist
Mazell, Peter. | (1733–1808) Irish | Male | engraver
Stockdale, John. | (1750–1814) English | Male | publisher
Last Updated
09 Jul 2026
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 2025.200
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
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