A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove. New South Wales.
Primary Artist
James Wallis (1785–1858)
Title
A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove. New South Wales.
Source
Wallis, James. An historical account of the colony of New South Wales and its dependent settlements. London: R. Ackermann, 1821.
Page or Plate number
plate 12
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 842
Date made
1821
Place made
Australia Europe, Australia England, New South Wales Greater London, Newcastle London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
14.1 x 21.9 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
33.0 x 47.9 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
145194
Accession number
2005.515.12
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 2005/2006 (2005-08-31)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia from, The library of Sir Rupert Clarke, Bt. together with other properties, Melbourne: Peter Arnold [auction], 21-22 June 2005, lot 591.
Credit line
Purchased 2005
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Creators
Wallis, James. | (1785–1858) Irish | Male | artist
Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver
Ackermann, Rudolph. | (1764–1834) English | Male | publisher
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013