Primary Artist

Francois Cogne (1829–1883)

Title

Botanical gardens.

Source

The Melbourne Album. Melbourne: Charles Troedel, 1863-64

Page or Plate number

Plate 1

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1863 – 1863-64

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

Category

Album

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from two stones

Matrix size

26.3 x 36.0 cm (printed image)

Support

white wove paper

Support size

41.1 x 49.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Titled and dated printed, lower centre below image, in black ink, 'BOTANICAL GARDENS/ (1863)'. Signed printed, lower left below image, in black ink, 'F. Cogné drawn & lith'. Signed printed, lower right below image, in black ink, 'Printed by Trödel'. Inscribed printed, lower centre below image, in black ink, 'Published at the Melbourne Album Office, 73 Collins St East'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

160607

Accession number

2003.241.1

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2003/2004 (2003-08-15)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Hordern House, Sydney, August 2003; From the catalogue, 'Rare books, Manuscripts, Paintings, Prints, Sydney: Hordern House, 2003, cat., no.104.

Credit line

Purchased 2003

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Victoria

Creators

Cogne, Francois. | (1829–1883) French | Male | artist

TROEDEL, Charles | (1835–1906) German | Male | publisher

TROEDEL, Charles | (1835–1906) German | Male | printer