Woureddy, a wild native of Brune Island.

Primary Artist

Benjamin Duterrau (1767–1851)

Title

Woureddy, a wild native of Brune Island.

Date made

1835

Place made

Australia, Australia, Tasmania, Hobart View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

23.0 x 13.8 cm (image)

Support

paper

Support size

34.3 x 25.7 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

Portrait of Woorraddy, Tasmanian Aborigine from Bruny Island, husband of Truganini, member of George Augustus Robinson's "friendly mission".

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

66477

Accession number

87.382

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 7, 1986/87 (1987-03-10)

Credit line

Purchased 1987

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania | Aboriginal Australians: Portrait, male

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Duterrau, Benjamin. | (1767–1851) Australian | English | Male | artist