Walter PRESTON (etcher), Joseph LYCETT (attributed to) (draughtsman)
Corrobborree or dance of the natives of New South Wales. New Holland
(1817-1818)
plate 6 from An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependant Settlements by James Wallis, published by Rudolph Ackermann, London, 1821

Medium
etching and engraving with later hand-colouring and gum arabic

Measurements
37.6 × 56.8 cm (image) 45.2 × 61.0 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of an anonymous donor through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2010

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Newcastle, New South Wales

Inscription
printed in ink below image l.c.: W. Preston Sculp. / Corrobborree / Or DANCE of the NATIVES of NEW SOUTH WALES. / New Holland.

Accession Number
2010.105

Departments
Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings

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