Mr E.H. Hargraves. The gold discoverer of Australia Feb 12th 1851 Returning the Salute of the Gold Miners on the 5th of the ensuing May.

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Primary Artist

Thomas Balcombe (1810–1861)

Title

Mr E.H. Hargraves. The gold discoverer of Australia Feb 12th 1851 Returning the Salute of the Gold Miners on the 5th of the ensuing May.

Source

Date made

1851

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured in water colour and body colour

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Production notes

The lithograph ’Mr. E.H. Hargraves, the Gold Discoverer of Australia’ by Thomas Balcombe was available, priced at three shillings at the Office of the Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal. [23 July 1851, page 3]

Collection

National Library of Australia

Accession number

Rex Nan Kivell Collection ; NK337.

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Rex Nan Kivell

Subject category

Edward Hammond Hargraves (1816-1891), the discoverer of gold in Australia.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Balcombe, Thomas. | (1810–1861) Australian | British | Male | artist

Last Updated

18 Nov 2024