Important Australian + International Fine Art - 24 April 2013 | Melbourne
Lot 85
John Gould
(1804 - 1881, British/Australian)
TASMANIAN TIGER (THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS)
hand-coloured lithograph
36.0 x 54.0 cm
Estimate:
$12,000 - 15,000
Lot sold: $13,200 (inc. BP)
Lot Details
Description
John Gould
(1804 - 1881, British/Australian)
TASMANIAN TIGER (THYLACINUS CYNOCEPHALUS)
hand-coloured lithograph
36.0 x 54.0 cm
inscribed in image with title, lithographer (H.C. Richter) and printer (Hullmandel and Walton)
Provenance
Joshua McClelland Print Room, Melbourne
Private collection, Melbourne, acquired from the above in 2004
Literature
An Introduction to the Mammals of Australia, J. Gould and Taylor & Francis, London, 1863