Primary Artist

Adrian Feint (1894–1971)

Title

(Captain Cook and the raising of the flag at [Botany Bay?].

Date made

1938 – c.1940

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

linocut, printed in colour, from multiple blocks

Matrix size

7.5 x 9.8 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

12.5 x 13.9 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

artist's proof

Subject description

Historical scene of Captain Cook and other British naval officers celebrating the raising of the Union Jack at Botany Bay (?) with the Endeavour at anchor behind.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

42399

Accession number

76.1227.12

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1976/77 (1976-12-14)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, December 1976: As part of a group of 39 prints by various Australian and non-Australian artists.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Copyright

Courtesy the Estate of Adrian Feint

Country of context

Australia

Creators

FEINT, Adrian | (1894–1971) Australian | Male | artist