Primary Artist

Benjamin Duterrau (1767–1851)

Title

Woureddy. A wild native of Brune Island.

Date made

24 August 1835 (imprint) – 1835

Place made

Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

printed lower right below image, 'Price '.
printed lower centre below image, 'Woureddy / A wild native of Brune Island one of Mr Robinson's most faithful / attendants attach'd to the mission in 1829 / Designed, etch'd & publish'd by Bn. Duterrau Augt. 24th / 1835. Hobart Town Van Diemen's Land'.

Matrix size

23.0 x 13.8 cm (printed image) 27.0 x 16.3 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Subject categories

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

Subject description

Portrait of Woorraddy (Wurati), 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

18 May 2026