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Frederick Polydore Nodder
The Monitory Lizard, Australia, engraving with original hand-colouring, 1790

1790

$180
£138.23
€158.41
CA$253.40
A$283.86
CHF 147.64
MX$3,462.49
NOK 1,879.68
SEK 1,772.40
DKK 1,182.35

About the Item

'The Monitory Lizard' Copper-line engraving with original hand-colouring. 1790, by Frederick Polydore Nodder (fl.1770 – 1800). 120mm by 195mm (platemnark). Early engraving of an Australian lizard from Shaw & Nodder's 'The Naturalist's Miscellany, or Coloured Figures of Natural Objects Drawn and Described Immediately from Nature 1790-1813'.
  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    1790
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4.73 in (12 cm)Width: 7.68 in (19.5 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Very thin top margin, only about 1mm beyond platemark.
  • Gallery Location:
    Melbourne, AU
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1244213822472

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