A kangaroo caught by a wild Native's dog.

Primary Artist

Benjamin Duterrau (1767–1851)

Title

A kangaroo caught by a wild Native's dog.

Date made

23 March 1836 (imprint)

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Text printed from matrix

printed lower left below image, 'Price '.
printed centre below image, 'A Kangaroo caught by a Wild Native's Dog, / The Native then seizes the Kangaroo & kills it with his Waddy / Design'd, etch'd & Publish'd by Bn. Duterrau March 234 1836 Hobart Town Van Diemen's Land'.

Matrix size

16.3 x 27.0 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Production notes

There appears to be some later impressions of this print.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

19 May 2026

Impressions

Collection

Ballarat Fine Art Gallery | 1975.106

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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