Primary Artist

Benjamin Duterrau (1767–1851)

Title

Woureddy, a wild native of Brune Island.

Date made

1835

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed text lower edge 'Woreddy Price/ a wild of Brune Island one of Mr Robinson's most faithful/ attendants attachd to the mission in 1829/ Designed etchd & published by Bn Duterrau Augt 24th/ 1835. Hobart Town Van Diemen's Land'.

Matrix size

23.0 x 13.8 cm (image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania | Aboriginal Australians: Portrait, male

Subject description

Portrait of Woorraddy, Tasmanian Aborigine from Bruny Island, husband of Truganini, member of George Augustus Robinson's "friendly mission".

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

66477

Creators

Duterrau, Benjamin. | (1767–1851) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013