"The old Commodore", Billy Blue.
Primary Artist
John Carmichael (1811–1857)
Title
"The old Commodore", Billy Blue.
Date made
first noted 11 September 1834
Place made
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone
Text printed from matrix
printed centre below image in black ink, ' "THE OLD COMMODORE," / BILLY BLUE.'.
printed lower left below image in black ink, 'Drawn from Life and / on Stone by John Carmichael.'.
printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Printed by I G. Austin / 15 Phillip Street Sydney.
Support
grey paper with blue fleck
Support size
32.4 x 25.4
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Production notes
The print was available as an ordinary or proof impression, 'Price, Two Shillings; Proofs, Two Shillings and Sixpence.'. [MacNaghten advertisement, 11 September 1834] The print was available with or without hand-coloring, "Coloured 1s., Plain 6d, each.'. [Austin advertisement 1835]
Subject description
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32149061 Advertised 11 September 1834 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12850411 Same print?
Collection
State Library of New South Wales
Accession number
DL Pd 29
Subject category
Portrait
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Austin, J.G. | (1812–1884) Australian | English | Male | printer