Newcastle, New South Wales.

Primary Artist

Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)

Title

Newcastle, New South Wales.

Source

Views in Australia or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Delineated. London: J. Souter, 1824

Page or Plate number

no.20.

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986) 974;1031

Date made

1824

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

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Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint and roulette, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Matrix size

17.6 x 27.6 cm (image)

Support

thick wove paper

Support size

25.6 x 36.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

edition of 250

Subject description

Townscape of Newcastle, N.S.W. looking north-east to entrance of Port Hunter with Nobby's Island in centre (now Nobby's Head and joined to the mainland). Present-day Stockton Peninsular is behind Christ Church (since replaced by Christ Church cathedral) at left.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

34531

Accession number

84.125.21

Accession method

Fund

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1983/84 (1984-02-14)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Timothy and Anne McCormick Antiquarian Booksellers, Sydney 1984.

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Lycett, Joseph. | (1775–1828) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013