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C1802
A Native Dog.
Artist:
Rare, early c.19th hand coloured engraving of a dingo. The first report of a “wild dog” in Australia was by the Dutchman, Jan Cartenzoon near Cape Keer, Queensland 8 May 1623. “went ashore myself with 10 musketeers we saw numerous … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
A Native Dog.
Date:
C1802
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Copper engraving with original hand colouring
Image Size:
150mm
x 95mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1802
Description:
Rare, early c.19th hand coloured engraving of a dingo.
The first report of a “wild dog” in Australia was by the Dutchman, Jan Cartenzoon near Cape Keer, Queensland 8 May 1623. “went ashore myself with 10 musketeers we saw numerous footprints of men and dogs (running from south to north) we accordingly spent some time there, following the footprints to a river…we also saw great numbers of dogs, herons and curlews..”.
The first printed illustration of the Dingo appeared in Phillip’s, A Voyage to Botany Bay.
Common names: Dingo, Wild Dog or Warrigal.
Modern binomial name: Canis lupus dingo
First described: Meyer 1793
Distribution: Australia wide (mainland
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 345
Abbey, J.R. Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860. London 1972: 565
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 531817
State Library New South Wales: Record Identifier 74Vv7J3Nx6BA
State Library Victoria: RARELT 994.402 B27H
State Library South Australia: 994.402 B276
Vincent Woodthorpe (1764 - 1822)
Print and map engraver and copperplate printer, born in Stepney in about 1764, the son of Vincent Woodthorpe, a victualler, and his wife Elizabeth Waterhouse, who had married in 1763. Apprenticed (Tinplate Workers)to Garnet Terry 8 Jan 1778. He had premises at 27 Fetter Lane, London 1796-1809 and 29 Fetter Lane, London 1800-1822. Woodthorpe engraved a number of the illustrations for Barringtons account of the colony of New South Wales, the subjects were based on earlier issued engravings in first fleet journals.
