Primary Artist

Augustus Earle (1793–1838)

Title

A government jail gang, Sydney N.S. Wales.

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 3

Reference

Butler (1982), 14; Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 1342

Date made

10 August 1830 (imprint)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

This impression is trimmed around image and title. As a result artist and publication details do not appear.

Matrix size

20.2 x 28.6 cm (printed image (text trimmed))

Support

cream paper

Support size

22.2 x 28.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown. The series was published both uncoloured and coloured (NGA)

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower centre in black pencil, '6'.

Subject description

Group of male prisoners forming a work gang outside the Government jail, George Street (?) Sydney.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

4042

Accession number

95.344

Accession method

Purchase

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

Purchased 1995

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Earle, Augustus. | (1793–1838) English | Male | artist

Hullmandel, Charles Joseph | (1789–1850) English | Male | printer

Cross, Joseph. | (1791–1843) English | Male | publisher

Last Updated

01 Feb 2026