Primary Artist

Charles Rodius (1802–1860)

Title

The Attorney General [John Hubert Plunkett].

Source

Heads of the people. Sydney: Baker, 1847-48.

Page or Plate number

number 12, 3 July 1847,

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 4533

Date made

1847

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

chalk-lithograph, printed in black ink, from one plate

Matrix size

14.3 x 12.4 cm (printed image, irregular)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

27.4 x 22.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression, as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

Lithographic profile portrait of John Plunkett (1802-1869), Attorney-General of New South Wales (1836-1866) and politician. He prosecuted the colonists who murdered 28 Aboriginals in the Myall Creek Massacre of 1838. Seven colonists were convicted and hanged.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

163339

Accession number

2006.925.20

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2006/2007 (2006-10-24)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Peter Arnold Antiquarian Booksellers, Melbourne, 2006.

Credit line

Purchased 2006

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Rodius, Charles. | (1802–1860) Australian | German | Male | artist

Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | printer

Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | publisher

Last Updated

20 Dec 2025