Title

Mattingere.

Date made

1855 – 1855-1859

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 7129

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, etching, roulette and lavis printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left 'W.v.Blandowski Australia.'. Printed lower right 'Engraved by Redaway & Sons.'. No date. Printed title lower centre, 'MATTINGERE/ Married woman age abt 30./ From Lake Albert Sth Austla' [th underlined]. Printed upper centre, 'ABORICINES (sic) OF AUSTRALIA'. Printed upper right corner, 'Plate 117.'.

Matrix size

17.2 x 25.8 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Aboriginal Australians: Portrait, female

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

4046

Creators

Blandowski, William. | (1822–1876) Australian | Male | print after

James Redaway [and Sons]. | British | Organisation | engraver

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013