Wild Native taking a kangaroo

Primary Artist

Benjamin Duterrau (1767–1851)

Title

Wild Native taking a kangaroo

Date made

23 March 1836 (imprint)

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Text printed from matrix

printed lower centre below image, Wild Native taking a Kangaroo, his Dog having caught it, he runs to kill it with his Waddy / Design'd, etch'd & Publish'd by B. Duterrau March 23 1836 Hobart Town Van Dimen's Land. / Price '.

Matrix size

17.3 x 27.8 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

19 May 2026

Impressions

Collection

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery | 1975.19

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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