Aboriginal family.
Primary Artist
John Mather (1848–1916)
Title
Date made
1905
Place made
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
10.2 x 15.1 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
11.4 x 16.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed lower centre below plate-mark in black pencil, 'J Mather [partial, due to paper loss]'.
not dated.
not titled
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
41972
Accession number
86.578
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, February 1986.
Credit line
Purchased 1986
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Mather, John. | (1848–1916) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist
Last Updated
19 Aug 2025