Summary
Watercolour and pencil illustration (D115a) of a Spotted Grass Frog, Limnodynastes tasmaniensis, by Arthur Bartholomew. This work was commissioned by Frederick McCoy, the first Director of The National Museum of Victoria, for Plate 42 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria; Figures and descriptions of the living species of all classes of the Victoria indigenous animals. McCoy originally referred to this species as Lymnodynasters tasmaniensis, The Spotted Marsh-frog.
Bartholomew's illustration forms part of the much larger Prodromus Collection. Many of the original illustrations and prints in the collection informed the production of The Prodromus, the first major publication of the National Museum of Victoria. Between 1878 and 1890, McCoy published his zoology 'Prodromus' as 20 parts in two volumes, with each part comprising 20 plates. Unfortunately, almost 90 plates in the collection remain unpublished, and hundreds of illustrations were either not completed or not printed.
Description of Content
Spotted Marsh Frog, Limnodynastes tasmaniensis, by Arthur Bartholomew. Illustration, pencil, watercolour and ink on paper, 11cm x 17cm, for Plate 42 in The Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria by Frederick McCoy.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Artist
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Medium
Watercolour, pencil and ink
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Technique
Scientific illustration
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Support
Paper
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Plate Number
42
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Drawing Number
D115a
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State
Illustration
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Primary Inscriptions
Nov. 24th
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Secondary Inscriptions
[No's for figures]
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Classification
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Taxon Name
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Author and date of publication
Günther, 1858
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Preferred Common name
Spotted Grass Frog
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Other Common Names
Spotted Marsh Frog
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Kingdom
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Phylum
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Subphylum
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Class
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Subclass
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Order
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Family
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Genus
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Species Name
tasmaniensis
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Framed
848 mm (Width), 648 mm (Height)
Art of Science, 6 items in single frame: PZ 42.1; PZ 42.4; PZ 53.4; PZD 113; PZD 114 & PZD 116.2
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Overall Dimensions
17 cm (Width), 11.5 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
172 mm (Width), 115 mm (Height)
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Primary support
173 mm (Width), 115 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. irregular size
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Maximum dimensions
172 mm (Width), 116 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. left and right edges not even
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References
[Book Series] McCoy, Frederick. 1878-1890. Natural History of Victoria: Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria or Figures and Descriptions of the Living Species of All Classes of the Victorian Indigenous Animals. 1-2.
[Article] Yen, Alan L., et al. 2001. McCoy's Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria: an unfinished task. Vic. Nat. 118 (6): 242-255.