Topsy turvey - or, our Antipodes.
Primary Artist
John Leech (1817–1864)
Title
Topsy turvey - or, our Antipodes.
Source
Follies of the year. London, 1864
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Date made
1864
Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one steel plate; hand-coloured
Matrix size
11.8 x 22.2 cm (printed image); 13.8 x 22.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream wove paper
Support size
19.2 x 28.9 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print-run unknown
Production notes
published as frontispiece for 'Punch's Pocket-Book for 1854.' impressions from this issue will have two fold marks.
republished in 'Follies of the Year, from Punch’s Pocket Books', Bradbury, London, 1864.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
42362
Accession number
86.644
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Spencer Scott Sandilands, Melbourne, February 1986.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1986
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Caricature
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Leech, John. | (1817–1864) English | Male | artist
Last Updated
23 Feb 2026