The speculator (Benjamin Boyd)
Primary Artist
William Nicholas (1807–1854)
Title
The speculator (Benjamin Boyd)
Source
Baker, William. Heads of the people. Sydney: Baker, 1847-48.
Page or Plate number
no.3, 1 May 1847, p
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 4533
Date made
1847
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
pen-lithograph, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate
Matrix size
9.5 x 8.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream soft wove paper
Support size
27.3 x 21.6 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 centre in black pencil, 'Benj. Boyd Esquire'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
69468
Accession number
87.1634
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1987/88 (1987-10-01)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, October 1987.
Credit line
Purchased 1987
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Benjamin Boyd (1803? - 1851) ADB
Creators
Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | publisher
Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | printer
Nicholas, William. | (1807–1854) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013