Primary Artist

Walter Preston (1787–1821)

Title

View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Bene Long's Point.

Source

Views in New South Wales. Sydney: West, 1813

Page or Plate number

plate 3

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a

Date made

30 November 1812

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

27.6 x 39.8 cm. (plate-mark); 22.0 x 36.2 cm (printed image);

Support

paper

Support size

31.8 x 45.8 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Printed upper left above image in black ink, 'No.3.'.
Printed lower left below image in black ink, 'Drawn by J.Eyres.'.
Printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Engraved by W.Presston.'.
Printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'View of PART of SYDNEY, the CAPITAL of New South Wales. / Taken From Bene Long's Point. / Dedicated To his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie, Esqr: Governor Of New South Wales, &c. &c. &c.'.
Printed lower centre below title text, 'Published Nov.r 30.th.1812. by A.West Sydney.'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

144083

Accession number

2005.291.3

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 2004/2005 (2005-06-22)

Provenance

Private collection, Sydney. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Horden House, Sydney, 2005

Credit line

Purchased 2004

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Creators

West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher

Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after

Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver

Last Updated

13 Nov 2024