Design for a Christmas card with Australian wild flowers.
Primary Artist
John Sands. (1837–1978)
Title
Design for a Christmas card with Australian wild flowers.
Date made
1876 – c.1878
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones
Matrix size
15.9 x 11.4 cm (printed image)
Support
white cardboard
Support size
18.6 x 13.0 cm (sheet)
Impression
proof
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower centre within image in black pencil, '...Helena Forde-/...'. Not dated. Inscribed lower left corner edge, black pencil, 'Christmas Card.. .../ Prize given by Sands Art Competition '.
Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production
Inscribed lower right corner, pencil and pen and purple ink 'Proof'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
75206
Accession number
87.2061
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1987/88 (1987-12-08)
Provenance
Gift to the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, December 1987.
Credit line
Gift of Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne 1987
Subject category
Australia, Animal: Insect
Country of context
Australia
Creators
John Sands. | (1837–1978) Australian | Organisation | artist
Scott, Helena. | (1832–1910) Australian | Female | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013