View of Port Jackson, taken from the South Head.
Primary Artist
John Pye (1782–1874)
Title
View of Port Jackson, taken from the South Head.
Source
Views of Australian scenery, by William Westall. London: G. & W. Nicol, 1814
Page or Plate number
plate 6.
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 597
Work number
GBE.1814
Date made
1814
Place made
London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
printed lower left below image, 'Painted by W. Westall A.R.A. E.L.S.'.
printed lower right below image, 'Engraved by John Pye'.
printed lower centre below image, 'View of Port Jackson, taken from the South Head.'.
Matrix size
27.5 x 37.4 cm (page)
Support
paper
Support size
27.5 x 37.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
46391
Accession number
86.996.3
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Anne McCormick, Rare Books, Paintings and Prints, Sydney, February 1986.
Credit line
Purchased 1986
Subject category
Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Pye, John. | (1782–1874) English | Male | engraver
Westall, William. | (1781–1850) English | Male | print after
Last Updated
22 Jul 2025