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A New South Wales bat
(c. 1800s Decade-1810s)

Medium
watercolour, brush and ink, pen and brown ink, gouache and gum arabic
Measurements
26.9 × 22.8 cm (sheet)
Inscription
inscribed in pen and brown ink c.l.: Natural size
inscribed in pen and brown ink c.r.: Magnified
inscribed in pen and brown ink l.l.: Magnified
inscribed in pen and brown ink l.l.: A New South Whales Bat.
Accession Number
2010.361
Department
International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Warren Clark Bequest, 2010
Public domain
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Animals Nature Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths
Subjects (specific)
animal art Australia (nation) bat (animal) heads (animal components) natural history scale (relative size) scientific illustrations (images)