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Benjamin Duterrau

1767 – 1851

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Truggernana [Trukanini], a native of southern part of V.D. Land

Truggernana [Trukanini], a native of southern part of V.D. Land
1835

Benjamin Duterrau
Benjamin Duterrau age 68
Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island

Woureddy [Wurati], a wild native of Brune Island
1835

Benjamin Duterrau
Benjamin Duterrau age 68
Portrait of Truganini, daughter of the Chief of Bruny Island, Van Diemens Land, c. 1835
Portrait of Truganini, daughter of the Chief of Bruny Island, Van Diemens Land, c. 1835
Portrait of Truganini, daughter of the Chief of Bruny Island, Van Diemens Land, c. 1835
Portrait of Truganini, daughter of the Chief of Bruny Island, Van Diemens Land, c. 1835

Black and white history

Magazine article by Michael Desmond, 2009

English artist Benjamin Duterrau took up the cause of the Indigenous peoples of Tasmania with his detailed and sympathetic renderings.
Summary
2 portraits in the collection
Related People
Trukanini
Wurati
Professions
Visual arts and crafts
External links
Records held at the National Library
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