Sujet

Aboriginal Australians - old and young man, daguerreotyped in Port Phillip by Mr. Kilburn, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Aboriginal Australians - old and young man, daguerreotyped in Port Phillip by Mr. Kilburn, 1850. 'It appears that Mr. Kilburn, the brother of the eminent Photographer, of Regent-street, has long resided in Australia, and felt anxious to portray the curious race of Aborigines by aid of the Daguerreotype. Mr. Kilburn had much difficulty in prevailing upon any individual to sit, from some superstitious fear that they possess, imagining that it would subject them to some misfortune. He lost no opportunity in persuading them, by small bribes, when they wandered into Port Phillip, usually for the purpose of begging; but, in return, they appeared always willing to render any assistance in chopping wood, &c'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22A33_324

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

68,3Mo (3,9Mo) / 42,0cm x 40,7cm / 4960 x 4811 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black male man men Australia Australian country local guy British native location Victorian century Britain newspapers press aborigine aborigines Aboriginal B&W engraved engraving 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News ILN indigenous newspaper portrait indigenous people Unknown 19th-century Douglas T. Kilburn Douglas Thomas Kilburn Kilburn Douglas Thomas Kilburn Douglas T.