View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Bene Long's Point.
Title
View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Bene Long's Point.
Source
Views in New South Wales. Sydney: West, 1813
Page or Plate number
plate 4
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a
Date made
1812
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
22.3 x 37.0 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
31.8 x 45.6 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
Signed and dated printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'Published Nov.r 30th 1812 by A.West, Sydney.'. Titled lower centre below image in black ink, 'View of PART of SYDNEY, the CAPITAL of New South Wales./ Dedicated to his Excelency Lachlan Macquarie, Esq. Governor of New South Wales &c. &c. &c.'. Inscribed printed upper left above image in black ink, No.4'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
144085
Accession number
2005.291.4
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 6, 2004/2005 (2005-06-22)
Provenance
Private collection, Sydney. Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Horden House, Sydney, 2005
Credit line
Purchased 2004
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Creators
Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver
West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher
Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013