Panoramic view of King George's Sound, part of the colony of Swan River.
Title
Panoramic view of King George's Sound, part of the colony of Swan River.
Source
Dale, Robert. 'Descriptive account of the panoramic views, etc. of King George's Sound and the adjacent country'. London: J.Cross and R.Havell, 1834
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 1761
Date made
1834
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from three plates; hand- coloured
Matrix size
18.0 x 274.2 cm (plate-mark)
Support
3 joined sheets of cream wove paper
Support size
21.2 x 280.7 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
print run unknown
Production notes
This impression shows fold marks, indicating that it is from the 'Descriptive account of the panoramic view &c. of King George's Sound and the adjacent country / by R. Dale. London: J. Cross and R. Havell, 1834'. The folded size was about 19 x 34.4 cm.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90190
Accession number
84.1567
Accession method
Auction
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1984/85 (1984-11-13)
Provenance
Dr John L.Raven; purchased from Christie's Australia 'The Dr. John L. Raven Collection', Sydney, 13 March 1984, lot no.118, by the NGA Meeting 4, 13 November 1984
Credit line
Purchased 1984
Subject categories
landscape | Aboriginal Australians | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Western Australia
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Havell [junior], Robert. | (1793–1878) English | Male | engraver
Dale, Robert. | (1810–1853) English | Male | print after
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013