Primary Artist

George French Angas (1822–1886)

Title

An old man and girl on the shores of the Coorong; Native encampment at Portland Bay.

Physical description

(two compositions on the same sheet)

Source

From South Australia illustrated by George French Angas. London: Thomas McLean, 1846-7

Page or Plate number

Part 6, Plate 36

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 4458

Date made

1846 – 1846-47

Place made

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

Category

Illustrated book

Print types

planographic | relief

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones; varnish highlights by brush

Support

thick smooth cream wove paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

43863

Accession number

66.7.6.6

Accession method

Gift

Meeting

C.A.A.B. Meeting (1966-02-16)

Provenance

Gift to the C.A.A.B. (Commonwealth Art Advisory Board), from a private collection, Adelaide, 1966.

Credit line

Gift of anonymous donor 1966

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, South Australia

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Angas, George French. | (1822–1886) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | English | Male | print after

Giles, J.W. | (1840–) Scottish | Male | lithographer

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013