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A family of New South Wales

A family of New South Wales
 1792
plate from An Historical Journal of the Transactions at Port Jackson and Norfolk Island by John Hunter, published by John Stockdale, London, 1793

Medium
etching and engraving
Measurements
18.8 × 16.1 cm (image) 25.0 × 20.7 cm (plate) 30.8 × 24.3 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bentley 1977, 476.A1; Essick 1991, XXVII.1
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: From a Sketch by Governor King
printed in ink l.c.: A FAMILY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
printed in ink l.r.: Blake Sculpt. (t in superscript over . )
Accession Number
P8-1984
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1984
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
History and Legend Human Figures Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
Australian Aboriginal (culture and style) clubs (weapons) families (kinship groups) fishing tackle indigenous people shields (armour) spears (weapons) torches (lighting devices)