Captain Cook's cottage, Melbourne.
Primary Artist
Ben Crosskell (1944–)
Title
Captain Cook's cottage, Melbourne.
Date made
1934 – c.1936
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink with plate-tone, from one plate
Matrix size
11.6 x 8.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
cream laid paper
Support size
15.5 x 11.5 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed lower right below plate-mark in black pencil, 'BEN CROSSKELL'. Not dated. Titled lower left below plate-mark in black pencil, 'CAPT. COOK'S. COTTAGE / MELB.'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
59398
Accession number
86.2254
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1986/87 (1986-11-11)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Anne McCormick, Rare Books, Paintings and Prints, Sydney, November 1986.
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1986
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Crosskell, Ben | (1944–) Australian | Male | artist