The dance.

Primary Artist

Matthew Dubourg (1786–1838)

Title

The dance.

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 4

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 577

Date made

1 October 1813 (imprint)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand- coloured

Matrix size

22.2 × 17.1 cm (printed image); 23.6 × 18.4 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

28.0 x 22.2 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

68390

Accession number

87.818

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

Clark, John Heaviside. | (1770–1863) Scottish | Male | print after

Dubourg, Matthew. | (1786–1838) British | Male | etcher

Orme, Edward | (1774–1848) English | Male | publisher

Last Updated

12 Feb 2026