Description
This is an engraving made by James Neagle in England in 1798. It features an oval portrait of Bennelong wearing a ruffled shirt, waistcoat and frockcoat. A number of Indigenous Australian weapons are depicted in a formal arrangement behind the portrait; these include two shields, a woomera (spear thrower), a hafted axe and various types of spears. The engraving's plate-mark measures 10.0 cm x 13.5 cm.
Acknowledgements
| Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia |
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| Creator | James Neagle, artist, 1798 Cadell and Davies, publisher, 1798 |
| Identifiers | National Library of Australia number nla.pic-an7566576
TLF resource R4035 |
| Source | National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au |
