Platypus (Ornithorhynchus paradoxus), One and a Half Feet Long with Bill and Tail, Eugene von Guérard

Platypus (Ornithorhynchus paradoxus), One and a Half Feet Long with Bill and Tail

Schnabelthier - Ornithorhynchus paradoxus 1 [and a half] Fuss lang mit Schnabel und Schwanz (museum title)

Eugene von Guérard (Australian) (1811-1901)

Movement: Romanticism
Date: 1854
Medium: Watercolor, black ink, and pencil on paper
Dimensions: 14.1 × 24.7 cm (sheet)
Collection: State Library Victoria, Australia
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: State Library Victoria, public domain

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Drawing Watercolor Pencil Animal Beak Paw Fur Tail Brown Beige Inscription Text Writing No figures Nature Study Water Paper 19th century Calm

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