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2 Brilliant Curiosities 
V.
Woodthorpe (fl.1794c.1802)
Emu
Modern scientific name: Dromaius novaehollandiae
hand-coloured engraving; 20.5 x 12.5 cm
London: M. Jones, 1802
Rex Nan Kivell Collection
National Library of Australia
NK894
Woodthorpe
was an engraver who, despite the significant number of Australian
images he produced, never visited this country. It has been
suggested that his work was based on the drawings of other
artists such as Thomas Watling, who arrived in Sydney in
1792 after being convicted of forgery.
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