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

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

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013