C1887

The Native Bear.

Artist:

William Hatherell (1855 - 1928)

$A 75

Small c.19th engraving of a Koala. In 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 … Read Full Description

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S/N: CASS-ANI-AA-2093–217509

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Full Title:

The Native Bear.

Date:

C1887

Artist:

William Hatherell (1855 - 1928)

Condition:

In good condition

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size:

70mm

x 103mm

Paper Size:

101mm

x 123mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1887

Description:

Small c.19th engraving of a Koala.

In 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 the one 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.
Aboriginal names: Guba in Yuwaalaraay
Modern binomial name: Phascolarctos cinereus
First described: Goldfuss, 1817
Distribution: SA, VIC, NSW, QLD

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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