Title

Throwing the spear.

Source

'Field sports...of the native inhabitants of New South Wales'. London: Edward Orme, 1813

Page or Plate number

plate 9

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 577

Date made

1813

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand- coloured

Matrix size

14.4 x 19.3 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

22.4 x 28.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

Group of Aboriginals hunting birds with spears off an escarpment.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

68387

Accession number

87.817

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 9, 1986/87 (1987-05-21)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Manuka Antiques, Canberra, May 1987.

Credit line

Purchased 1987

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Dubourg, Matthew. | (1786–1838) British | Male | etcher

Clark, John Heaviside. | (1770–1863) Scottish | Male | print after

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013