Aborigines making and straightening spears.

Primary Artist

Benjamin Duterrau (1767–1851)

Title

Aborigines making and straightening spears.

Date made

24 August 1835 (imprint)

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper-plate

Text printed from matrix

printed lower right below image, 'Price '.
printed lower centre below image, 'Aborigines making and straightening Spears / Design, etch'd & Publish'd by Bn Duterrau Aug 24th 1835 Hobart Town Van Diemen's Land'.

Matrix size

16.5 x 26.7 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

1000015317

Creators

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

Last Updated

19 May 2026

Impressions

Collection

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery | 1975.104

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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