The whisperer (George Church).
Primary Artist
William Nicholas (1807–1854)
Title
The whisperer (George Church).
Source
Baker, William. Heads of the people. Sydney: Baker, 1847-48.
Page or Plate number
no.9, 12 June 1847,
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
19.6 x 19.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream soft wove paper
Support size
27.4 x 21.0 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 centre in black pencil, 'The Whisperer (George Church)'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
69428
Accession number
87.1635
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
Creators
Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | printer
Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | publisher
Nicholas, William. | (1807–1854) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
07 Jan 2013