Primary Artist

Henry Gilbert Jones (1804–1888)

Title

Bridge over Yarra at Melbourne.

Other titles

The Old Wooden Bridge over the Yarra

Source

Early Melbourne 1841- 1845. Melbourne: Fine Art Society Gallery, 1934.

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1841 – 1841-45

Date details

1934, printed

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Brunswick (East) View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black

Matrix size

7.0 x 15.0 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream wove paper

Support size

25.4 x 33.0 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 left center in black pencil, '12.'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

78581

Accession number

84.1300.12

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1984/85 (1984-09-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Derek McDonnell Rare Books, Sydney, September 1984; From the catalogue, 'List three: Australian and the Pacific', Sydney: Derek McDonnell Rare Books, April 1984, cat. no., 54.

Credit line

Purchased 1984

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Simmons Press. | Australian | Organisation | printer

Jones, Henry Gilbert. | (1804–1888) Australian | English | Male | artist

The Fine Art Society [Melbourne]. | Australian | Organisation | publisher

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013