Primary Artist

Charles Rodius (1802–1860)

Title

King Bungaree, Chief of the Broken-Bay tribe, N.S. Wales. Died 1832.

Date made

1834

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

chalk-lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; with touches of brush and white gouache

Text printed from matrix

printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'KING BUNGAREE. / CHIEF OF THE BROKEN-BAY TRIBE, N.S.WALES. / DIED 1832. / Drawn from Life 1831. and on stone, 1834 by Chas. Rodius. / Printed by I[J].G. Austin. 15 Phillip St. Sydney'.

Matrix size

16.0 x 10.4 cm (printed image)

Support

tan wove paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Library of Australia

Accession number

NK4876.

Accession method

purchase

Provenance

Rex Nan Kivell

Credit line

Rex Nan Kivell Collection

Subject categories

Portrait | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales | Aboriginal Australians

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Austin, J.G. | (1812–1884) Australian | English | Male | printer