A natural history of the lepidopterous insects of New South Wales [collected, engraved, and faithfully painted after nature, by John William Lewin].

Artist: b'Lewin, J.W.' | Title: b'A natural history of the lepidopterous insects of New South Wales [collected, engraved, and faithfully painted after nature, by John William Lewin].' | Date: 1822 | Technique: b'etchings, each printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured; letterpress text'
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Primary Artist

J.W. Lewin (1770–1819)

Title

A natural history of the lepidopterous insects of New South Wales [collected, engraved, and faithfully painted after nature, by John William Lewin].

Physical description

a bound book of [74] pp, [2] end papers and [19] etchings, with a brown leather and marbled paper cover

Source

Lewin, John. 'A natural history of the Lepidopterous insects of New South Wales.'. London: J. H. Bohte, 1822

Page or Plate number

collection record

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 874

Date made

1822

Place made

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

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Category

Illustrated book

Print types

intaglio | relief

Technique

etchings, each printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured; letterpress text

Matrix size

25.8 x 20.0 cm (page)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

second edition

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

106484

Accession number

83.3069.1-19

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 1983/84 (1983-09-09)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Tim and Anne McCormick, Sydney, September 1983.

Credit line

Purchased 1983

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Animal: Insect

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Lewin, J.W. | (1770–1819) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013