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C1820
Kanguroo geant.
Artist:
Pierre Jean François Turpin (1755 - 1840)
Modern common name: Eastern Grey Kangaroo Modern binomial name: Macropus giganteus First described: Shaw 1790 Distribution Eastern Australia S.A., Vic, TAS, NSW and QLD. Reference: The Mammals of Australia, Strahan, 2nd edition. Page: 335-338, ill. 335-337 From Cuvier, Dictionnaire des … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Kanguroo geant.
Date:
C1820
Artist:
Pierre Jean François Turpin (1755 - 1840)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
160mm
x 95mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1820
Description:
Modern common name: Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Modern binomial name: Macropus giganteus
First described: Shaw 1790 Distribution Eastern Australia S.A., Vic, TAS, NSW and QLD.
Reference: The Mammals of Australia, Strahan, 2nd edition. Page: 335-338, ill. 335-337
From Cuvier, Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles
Artist:
Pierre Jean François Turpin (1755-1840)
Turpin ranked among the greatest floral illustrators of the Napoleonic Era.
In 1794 he was stationed in Haiti as a member of the French Army. Here he met botanist Pierre Antoine Poiteau (1766-1854), through whom, Turpin learned botany. Turpin would have a working relationship with Poiteau throughout his career. Through his collaboration with Poiteau and other naturalists, Turpin created some of the finest watercolors and illustrations of plants that are known to exist.
