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Bedgi-Bedgi, young man of the Gweagal tribe, New South Wales

Bedgi-Bedgi, young man of the Gweagal tribe, New South Wales
(Bedgi-bedgi, jeune homme de la tribu des Gwea-gal, à la Nouvelle-Galles du Sud)
1824
plate 22 in the Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes (Voyage of Discovery to the Southern Lands) atlas. Arthus Bertrand, Paris, 1824, 2nd edition

Medium
hand-coloured engraving, etching and stipple engraving printed in black and brown ink

Measurements
31.5 × 24.0 cm (plate) 35.1 × 27.1 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Joe White Bequest, 2010

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Paris, France

Inscription
printed in ink above image u.r.: 22
printed in ink below image l.l.-l.r.: N.Petit del. J.Milbert direx. B.Roger sculp.
printed in ink below image l.c.: NOUVELLE-HOLLANDE : N.LLE (LLE in superscript above . ) GALLES DU SUD . / BEDGI-BEDGI Juene-homme de la Tribu des Gwea-Gal . / De l'Imprimerie de Langlois .

Accession Number
2010.96.23

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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