Benelong: a native of New Holland.

Primary Artist

Samuel John Neele (1758–1824)

Title

Benelong: a native of New Holland.

Date made

10 January 1804 (imprint)

Place made

London, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed upper right above image, 'Page 170.'.
printed lower right below image, 'S.I. Neele sc.352 Srrand.'.
printed lower centre below image, 'BENELONG; a Native of New Holland.'.
printed lower centre below title, 'Published Jany. 10th.1804 by T.Egerton Whitehall.'.

Matrix size

10.0 x 7.8 cm (plate-mark)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

228312

Accession number

2013.10

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from the Antique Print Room, Sydney, 2013

Credit line

Purchased 2013

Web address

https://searchthecollection.nga.gov.au/object/228312

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Neele, Samuel John. | (1758–1824) English | Male | engraver

Egerton, Thomas. | (1750–1830) English | Male | publisher

Last Updated

27 Oct 2025