Title

Smoking out the opossum.

Date made

1813

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 577

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

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

Matrix size

19.5 x 14.5 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

Group of Aboriginals smoking out a hollow tree with burning grasses in order to catch native Australian marsupials for food.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

68378

Creators

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

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

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013