Primary Artist

Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)

Title

Roseneath Ferry, near Hobart Town, Van Demen's Land.

Source

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

Page or Plate number

no.28.

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 974;1031

Date made

1824

Place made

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

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint, etching, roulette, hand-coloured

Matrix size

17.7 x 27.7 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

Landscape of Roseneath Ferry (now Austins Ferry) looking south-east towards Claremont and across the Derwent River to Mount Direction, Tasmania.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

34540

Accession number

84.125.30

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, Tasmania

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013