'Portraits of the Aboriginal Inhabitants'

Original Watercolour
There are four original watercolours within one frame. Titles are as follows

  1. Pellamfellamwallah. Koorong (unreadable)

  2. Mopoonchkah. Murray River

  3. Nyaldyalley. Murray River Girl.

  4. Cowandilla Boy.



Frames II & IV are signed by Angas, frames I & III signature partly cut off.

Lithograph
The original has been used in Angas's South Australia Illustrated, plate number 42. The title of the watercolour is the same but the plates differ;

II. Breast is covered by cloth, abdomen covered by circular mat and right hand holding cloth included in plate.
III. Abdomen covered by cloak in plate.
IV. Genitals now shown in plate.
Lithographer in the lithograph (to the extent of not depicting the extened abdomen).

Lithographer J W Giles

Former Accession Number 1580

CreatorGeorge French Angas
ControlAA8/2/15/1-4
Quantity   1   Watercolours; I. 24x16.5cm; II. 24x16.5cm; III. 24.5x16.5cm; IV. 24.5x16cm; Mount 68.5x51cm
Series AA8/02