Primary Artist

George French Angas (1822–1886)

Title

The galop for gold. Dedicated to everybody. [Sheet music cover]

Other titles

The galop [sic] for gold [sheet music cover]

Date made

1852

Date details

1852, October

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Matrix size

29.4 x 23.1 cm (printed image)

Support

wove paper

Support size

33.7 x 23.9 cm (sheet)

State

Published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

The work was advertised as being 'in the press' in October 1852. [Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), 2 October 1852, p.1, col.7.] and 'published this day' on 19 October 1852. [Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), 19 October 1852, p.1, col.7.]

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed printed lower right within image in black ink 'ANGAS'. Not dated. Titled printed upper centre within image in black ink 'The / GALOP FOR GOLD'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

42312

Accession number

86.622

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1985/86 (1986-02-11)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, 11 February 1986.

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1986

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales | Australia, Gold rush to industry, 1851-1901 | Australia, Printed ephemera: Illustrated sheet-music cover

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Angas, George French. | (1822–1886) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | English | Male | artist

Henry Marsh & Co. | (1852–) Organisation | publisher

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013