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

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney 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