Title

Monument to Monsieur de la Perouse, and his Companions. Erected at Botany Bay.

Source

Westmacott, R.M. Sketches in Australia from drawings by Captn. R.M. Westmacott. Exter, England: W. Spreat, 1848

Page or Plate number

set no.3, plate 14

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 4955

Date made

1848

Place made

Europe, England, Devon, Exeter View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured

Matrix size

15.8 x 21.8 cm (printed image)

Support

cream wove paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower right, '55D'. Inscription verso of backing board upper left in black pencil, 'No.638./ Lithograph in Sepia/ 1848/ '(British Pound) 5-5-0'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

48025

Accession number

59.247

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from an unidentified vendor, January 1959.

Credit line

Purchased 1959

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Printed at W. Spreat's Establishmt.- Exeter". Inscribed l.r.c., "55D". Inscription on reverse of backing board u.l.c., pencil "No.638./ Lithograph in Sepia/ 1848/ "(British Pound) 5-5-0".

Creators

W. Spreat's Establishment. | (1841–1848) English | Organisation | printer

Westmacott, Robert Marsh. | (1801–1870) English | Male | print after