Primary Artist

Benjamin Duterrau (1767–1851)

Title

Woureddy. A wild native of Brune Island.

Date made

24 August 1835 (imprint) – 1835

Place made

Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

23.0 x 13.8 cm (printed image) 27.0 x 16.3 cm (plate-mark)

Support

paper

Support size

31.4 x 20.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print-run unknown

Subject description

Portrait of Woorraddy (Wurati), Tasmanian Aborigine from Bruny Island, husband of Truganini, member of George Augustus Robinson's "friendly mission".

Collection

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery

Accession number

1975.107

Credit line

Purchased 1975

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania | Aboriginal Australians: Portrait, male

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Duterrau, Benjamin. | (1767–1851) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

18 May 2026