Primary Artist

Honegger (1834–)

Title

Bewohner von Diemen Island. Habitans de terre de Diemen [Inhabitants of Van Diemen's Land].

Date made

1845

Place made

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Matrix size

15.0 x 30.4 (printed image, irregular); 20.8 x 30.4 cm (printed image and text)

Support

thin smooth off-white wove paper

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

Published in, Schinz, Heinrich Rudolf, 'Naturgeschichte und Abbildungen des Menschen der verschiedenen Rassen und Stamme nach den neuesten Entdeckungen und vorzuglichsten Originalien', Zurich, 1845, plate 25. Swiss lithograph derived from 'Indigenes des Deux Sexes. (Van-Diemen)' published in 'Voyage de L'Astrolabe Dumont D'Urville Commandant.', circa 1833.

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

No inscriptions.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

inscribed lower right corner below image in black pencil, 'A65'.
inscribed verso centre in black pencil, 'JUSNO [?]'.

Subject description

Zurich 1845

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

213909

Accession number

2011.1252

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

Meeting 4, 2010/2011 (2011-02-22)

Provenance

Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Ted and Gina Gregg, Sydney, February 2011.

Credit line

Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg, 2010

Web address

https://searchthecollection.nga.gov.au/object/213909

Country of context

Australia

Last Updated

28 Oct 2025