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Portrait of Bennilong [i.e. Bennelong] 180?

A portrait in profile of Bennelong dressed in a European jacket and neckscarf surrounded by an oval frame decorated with Aboriginal weapons and curios.

Hand-coloured engraving, based on a sketch by WW (William Waterhouse). The title of the work continues: ‘a native of New Holland, who after experiencing for two years the Luxuries of England, returned to his own Country and resumed all his savage Habits.’

Call Number:
P2 / 511
Published date:
180?