Primary Artist

Charles Rodius (1802–1860)

Title

King Bungaree, Chief of the Broken-Bay tribe, N.S. Wales. Died 1832.

Date made

1834

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

chalk-lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; highlights in brush and white gouache

Text printed from matrix

printed lower centre within image on king plate in black ink, 'BUNGAREE / CHIEF of / BROKEN BAY TRIBE'.
printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'KING BUNGAREE. / CHIEF OF THE BROKEN-BAY TRIBE, N.S.WALES. / DIED , 1832. / Drawn from Life 1831. and on stone, 1834 by Chas. Rodius. / Printed by I[J].G. Austin. 15 Phillip St. Sydney'.

Matrix size

16.0 x 10.4 cm (printed image)

Support

buff wove paper

Support size

29.6 x 23.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print-run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

96849

Accession number

85.1

Accession method

Director's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1984/85 (1985-02-12)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 1985.

Credit line

Purchased 1985

Subject categories

Portrait | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales | Aboriginal Australians

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Rodius, Charles. | (1802–1860) Australian | German | Male | artist

Austin, J.G. | (1812–1884) Australian | English | Male | printer

Last Updated

14 Feb 2024