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Primary Artist
Matthew Dubourg (1786–1838)
Title
Source
'Field sports...of the native inhabitants of New South Wales'. London: Edward Orme, 1813
Page or Plate number
plate 6
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 577
Date made
1 October 1813 (imprint)
Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured in water colour
Matrix size
17.0 × 22.1 cm (printed image) 18.3 × 23.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
22.2 x 28.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject description
Large group of Aboriginals with spears testing a single Aboriginal man protecting himself with a shield. Some broken spears lie on the ground.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
68381
Accession number
87.815
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
14 Feb 2026