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Small colonial engraving of a Koala. In the early depictions of Australian exotic zoology, it was the unique mammals such as the kangaroo, echidna and platypus that captured artists and collectors imagination, a consequence of this was that these animals … Read Full Description
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Small colonial engraving of a Koala.
In the early depictions of Australian exotic zoology, it was the unique mammals such as the kangaroo, echidna and platypus that captured artists and collectors imagination, a consequence of this was that these animals were more often illustrated. It is
not surprising then, that the Koala was one of the least depicted of the local fauna and it wasn’t until 1798, some nine years after settlement, that it was first recorded and then formally described in 1811.
Common names: Koala, Koala Bear, Native Bear.
Modern binomial name: Phascolarctos cinereus
First described: Goldfuss 1817
William Hatherell (1855 - 1928)
Painter born in London and studied at the R.A. Schools 1877–9. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and Royal Watercolour Society from 1879, showing portraits, genre and illustrations. He worked for Cassell's, who sent him to Australia as one of the main artists for Picturesque Australia, as well as The Graphic and other American magazines.
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