Sydney.

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Title

Sydney.

Source

Booth, Edwin Carton. 'Australia, Illustrated with drawings by Skinner Prout, N. Chevalier, &c. &c'. London: Virtue & Co., 1873-76.

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 7280

Date made

1873 – 1873-76

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from steel plate; subsequently hand-coloured

Matrix size

12.4 x 19.6 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream paper subsequently mounted on cardboard

Support size

21.0 x 27.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed in plate lower left 'J. Carr.'. Signed in plate lower right 'J.J. Crew.'. Not dated. Inscribed in plate lower centre 'SYDNEY.'. Inscribed in plate lower centre 'LONDON, VIRTUE & CO. LIMITED.'

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

47043

Accession number

60.29

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from an unidentified vendor, 1960.

Credit line

Purchased 1960

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Crew, John J. | British | English | Male | print after

Virtue & Co Ltd. | (1820–) English | Organisation | publisher

Virtue & Co Ltd. | (1820–) English | Organisation | printer

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013