Great meeting of gold diggers December 15th 1851
Title
Great meeting of gold diggers December 15th 1851
Source
Tulloch, David. Ham's five views of the gold fields of Mount Alexander and Ballarat, in the colony of Victoria. Melbourne: Thomas Ham, 1852.
Page or Plate number
plate 4
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 17391
Date made
1852
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from two stones
Matrix size
19.8 x 29.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
27.2 x 41.3 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
Titled lower centre below image, 'GREAT MEETING OF GOLD DIGGERS DECE 15TH 1851'. Inscribed lower left below image 'Drawn by D.Tulloch'. Inscribed lower right below image 'Engraved by Thomas Ham.'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
27619
Accession number
2000.241.6
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 2000/2001 (2000-08-30)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Peter Arnold Antiquarian Booksellers, Melbourne, August 2000.
Credit line
Purchased 2000
Subject categories
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Victoria | Australia, Gold rush to industry, 1851-1901
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Tulloch, David. | (1829–1869) Australian | Scottish | Male | print after
Ham, Thomas. | (1821–1870) Australian | English | Male | publisher
Ham, Thomas. | (1821–1870) Australian | English | Male | lithographer