Government House, and part of the town of Sydney.
Primary Artist
Augustus Earle (1793–1838)
Title
Government House, and part of the town of Sydney.
Source
Views in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. Australian Scrap Book London: Charles Hullmandel, 1830
Page or Plate number
part 2, plate 2
Reference
Butler (1982), 13; Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 1342
Date made
1830
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured
Matrix size
19.8 x 28.8 cm (printed image (trimmed))
Support
cream paper
Support size
22.2 x 28.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower centre in black pencil, '7'.
Subject description
Government House, Sydney, N.S.W. Gardens, designed by Mrs Macquarie, have wallabies grazing on lawn. View of Sydney beyond Norfolk pine at right.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
4044
Accession number
95.348
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1994/95 (1995-02-23)
Provenance
Mrs Cape. By descent to, Major General T.F. Cape. Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Major General T.F. Cape, Canberra, February 1995.
Credit line
Gift of Major General T.F. Cape in loving memory of his wife Elizabeth Rabett 1995
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Earle, Augustus. | (1793–1838) English | Male | artist
Cross, Joseph. | (1791–1843) English | Male | publisher
Hullmandel, Charles Joseph | (1789–1850) English | Male | printer
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013