Yellow Bellied Glider
by John Gould
Title
Yellow Bellied Glider
Artist
John Gould
Medium
Drawing - Drawing
Description
Yellow Bellied Glider by John Gould.
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John Gould's Mammals of Australia (1845–63)
The yellow-bellied glider, also known as the fluffy glider, is an arboreal and nocturnal gliding possum that lives in native eucalypt forests in eastern Australia, from northern Queensland south to Victoria.
In 1838, the English ornithologist John Gould set sail for Australia with his wife, the artist Elizabeth Gould. The gorgeous lithographs included in The Mammals of Australia were made by H. C. Richter, based on drawings done by both Elizabeth and John during their time on the continent. These indelible images of the platypus, the sugar glider, and the Tasmanian tiger, among others introduced countless nineteenth-century readers to the existence of these extraordinary creatures.
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June 10th, 2020
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