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

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