Smoking out the opossum.

Title: Smoking out the opossum. | Date: 1813 | Technique: etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand- coloured
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Title

Smoking out the opossum.

Date made

1813

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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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

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Title: Smoking out the opossum. | Date: 1813 | Technique: etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand- coloured
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 87.814

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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