Throwing the spear.
Primary Artist
Matthew Dubourg (1786–1838)
Title
Physical description
plate from Field Sports &c. &c. of the Native Inhabitants of New South Wales, published by Edward Orme, London, 1813
Source
'Field sports...of the native inhabitants of New South Wales'. London: Edward Orme, 1813
Page or Plate number
plate 9
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 577
Date made
1 October 1813 (imprint)
Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand- coloured
Matrix size
17.1 × 22.1 cm (printed image) 18.4 × 23.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
22.4 x 28.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print-run unknown
Subject description
Group of Aboriginal men on an escarpment hunting birds with spears .
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
68387
Accession number
87.817
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 9, 1986/87 (1987-05-21)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Manuka Antiques, Canberra, May 1987.
Credit line
Purchased 1987
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Dubourg, Matthew. | (1786–1838) British | Male | etcher
Clark, John Heaviside. | (1770–1863) Scottish | Male | print after
Orme, Edward | (1774–1848) English | Male | publisher
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013