Primary Artist

Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)

Title

Kissing Point, New South Wales, the property of the late Mr James Squires.

Source

Views in Australia or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Delineated. London: J. Souter, 1824.

Page or Plate number

no.8.

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 974;1031

Date made

1825

Place made

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

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Matrix size

17.7 x 28.0 cm (image)

Support

thick wove paper

Support size

25.6 x 36.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

edition of 250

Subject description

Landscape featuring home of James Squire, brewer, on Parramatta River, Ryde, Sydney at left. Present-day Rhodes and Brays Bay at right.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

34519

Accession number

84.125.9

Accession method

Fund

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1983/84 (1984-02-14)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Timothy and Anne McCormick Antiquarian Booksellers, Sydney 1984.

Subject categories

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

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Lycett, Joseph. | (1775–1828) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013