Primary Artist

William Harris (1847–)

Title

Getting up a gum tree.

Date made

January 1851

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right in black ink, 'W. HARRIS. Sc'.

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

Published in the 'Australasian Sporting Magazine', volume 1, number 4, January 1851. Bells Life in Sydney reported on 11 January 1851 p.2e that the etching was a copy of a painting in the possession of G.R. Nichols. [State Library of NSW note]

Subject description

Aboriginal man climbing a gum tree.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Harris, William. | (1847–) Male | engraver