Old fire tower, Melbourne
Primary Artist
John Mather (1848–1916)
Title
Other titles
A bit of old Melbourne
Old Melbourne
Date made
1904
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in brown ink, from one plate
Matrix size
25.2 x 19.3 cm (image)
Support
paper
Support size
32.8 x 27.8 cm (sheet (irregular))
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'J.Mather'. Inscribed lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'Old Fire Tower/ Melb'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
156439
Accession number
91.1004
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1991/92 (1991-12-11)
Provenance
Cyril Dillon, the printer of the work. Peter Dillon (son of Cyril Dillon), by descent. Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia from Peter Dillon, 1991.
Credit line
Purchased 1991
Subject category
Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Mather, John. | (1848–1916) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist