Primary Artist

Augustus Earle (1793–1838)

Title

Bungaree A Native Chief of N.S. Wales. Drawn from nature at Sydney.

Date made

1830 (about)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured in watercolour

Text printed from matrix

printed lower left below image in black ink, 'A.Earle'.
printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Printed by C. Hullmandel'.
printed lower centre below image, 'BUNGAREE. / A Native Chief of N.S.Wales. / Drawn from Nature at Sydney.'.

Support

paper

Support size

17.4 x 21.8 cm (sheet); 29.5 x 20.0 cm (backing paper)

State

published? state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown; only one impression known

Production notes

Produced in London at the same time as his series of lithographs, 'Views in New South Wales and Van Diemens Land: Australian Scrap Book.'. The bust length portrait of Bungaree is almost the same in its facial features as that ih his full length portrait - but in reverse.

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

inscribed at base of sheet in pen and brown ink, 'by Augustus Earle. Given to Mary Jane [to be determined'].

Collection

Art Gallery of South australia

Accession number

20045G15

Accession method

Gift

Credit line

Gift of Christopher Hunt 2004

Web address

https://www.agsa.sa.gov.au/collection-publications/collection/works/bungaree-a-native-chief-of-ns-wales/23011/

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Earle, Augustus. | (1793–1838) English | Male | artist

Hullmandel, Charles Joseph | (1789–1850) English | Male | printer

Last Updated

31 Jan 2026