Piper. The native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior.
Primary Artist
William Fernyhough (1809–1849)
Title
Piper. The native who accompanied Major Mitchell in his expedition to the interior.
Source
Profile portraits of the Aborigines
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), not listed
Date made
first noted 23 December 1836 – 1836
Place made
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
pen-lithograph, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate
Matrix size
23.2 x 14.8 cm (printed image (irregular))
Support
white paper
Support size
28.6 x 22.2 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Inscribed verso lower left corner in black pencil, '22/9' within cirle.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
139897
Accession number
2005.67
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 2004/2005 (2005-02-23)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Hordern House, Sydney, 2000.
Credit line
Purchased 2004
Subject categories
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales | Aboriginal Australians: Portrait, male
Creators
Fernyhough, William. | (1809–1849) Australian | English | Male | artist
J.G. Austin & Co. | (1836–1837) Australian | Organisation | printer