Non Commission officers embarking for Botany Bay.

Primary Artist

John Boyne (1756–1810)

Title

Non Commission officers embarking for Botany Bay.

Source

Date made

1 November 1786 (imprint)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured in watercolour

Matrix size

36.6 x 52.5 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

41.6 x 56.4 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print-run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

202771

Accession number

2010.924

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia from Hordern House, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2010 .

Credit line

Purchased 2010

Subject category

Transportation; New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Boyne, John. | (1756–1810) Irish | Male | artist

Humphrey, Hannah. | (1745–1818) English | Female | publisher

Hedges, Edward. | (1780–) English | Male | publisher

Last Updated

17 Jan 2026