View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.
Title
View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.
Source
Views in New South Wales. Sydney: West, 1813.
Page or Plate number
plate 10
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
29.0 x 43.0 cm (printed image)
Support
white wove paper
Support size
22.6 x 36.2 cm (sheet)
State
1st state
Impression
proof
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed printed lower left below image in black ink, 'Drawn by J Eyres'. Signed printed lower right below image in black ink, 'By W. Preston'. Signed and dated printed lower centre below image in black ink 'Published Novr 30th 1812 by A. West Sydney'. Titled printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'View of PART of SYDNEY, the CAPITAL of New South Wales./ Taken from Dawes's Point/ Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie. Esq re Governor of New South Wales etc etc etc.' Inscribed upper left above image in black ink 'No.10'.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed verso on upper edge in brush and ink, 'Unfinished proof'. Inscribed verso centre in brush and ink, 'Unfinished proof'.
Subject description
View of Sydney Cove from Dawes's Point looking east with new Rum Hospital still under construction on the skyline to the left.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
179617
Accession number
94.1141
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 1, 1994/95 (1994-08-24)
Credit line
Purchased 1994
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Unfinished proof. In the finished plate, the ruin hospital is shown with and additional storey. Fist views Jim Kerr (Design for Convicts p.35) states that the foundation stone for the ruin hospital was laid in October 1811. Patients were first admitted in March 1816. "Unfinished Proof" in same hand
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
11 Jan 2013