Bungaree.
Primary Artist
Charles Rodius (1802–1860)
Title
Place made
London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone
Text printed from matrix
Printed centre below image, ‘BUNGAREE. / This singular Countenance is an authentic Likeness from an original Drawing of the / Chief of the Broka Bay Tribe, New South Wales, well known at Sidney. / Drawn on Stone by C. Pye. / London: Published by J.B. Ashley, 23, Hanway Street, Oxford Street. / Printed by Maguire & Co.’
Matrix size
24.7 x 15.5 printed image
Support
cream paper
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Production notes
This is an unacknowledged copy (in reverse) of the lithograph by Charles Rodius, published in 1834. The lithographer is noted as C. Pye who is identified as the well known Charles Pye (1777-1864). This may be so, but Charles Pye is known as a line-engraver, and is not known to have produced lithographs.
Collection
State Library of New South Wales
Accession number
SSV*/Sp Coll/Rodius/16
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Rodius, Charles. | (1802–1860) Australian | German | Male | print after
Pye, Charles. | (1776–1864) English | Male | lithographer
Ashley, J.B. | (1834–) English | Organisation | publishers
Maguire & Co. | (1834–) English | Organisation | printer
Last Updated
15 Feb 2024