Figure 1. Portrait of Billy, a native from Port Fairy. Figure 2. Portrait of Tilki [Jemmy], a native from the mouth of the Darling River. [Figures 3-14 Aboriginal skulls].

Primary Artist

Ludwig Becker (1808–1861)

Title

Figure 1. Portrait of Billy, a native from Port Fairy. Figure 2. Portrait of Tilki [Jemmy], a native from the mouth of the Darling River. [Figures 3-14 Aboriginal skulls].

Physical description

Published in 'Proceedings: Report of the Select Committee of the Legislative Council on the Aborigines: together with the proceedings of committee, minutes of evidence, and appendices, 3 Feb., 1859' opposite page 88. The images accompanied Becker's descriptive comments, page 88

Date made

3 February 1859 (published)

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

tinted-lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (black image, buff tint)

Text printed from matrix

printed within each image, [figure number]
lower left below boarder line, 'Ludwig Becker delt. & Lith.'
printed lower right below image, 'Printed at the Govt. Lands Office, Melbourne'.
printed centre below image, 'calibrated rule] Scale in inches'.

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print-run unknown

Collection

National Library of Australia

Accession number

nla.obj-55275936/

Web address

https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-55275936

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Becker, Ludwig. | (1808–1861) Australian | German | Male | artist

Last Updated

10 May 2026