View of Hunters River near Newcastle, New South Wales. Taken from Prospect Hill.
Title
View of Hunters River near Newcastle, New South Wales. Taken from Prospect Hill.
Source
Views in New South Wales. Sydney: West, 1813
Page or Plate number
plate 5
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a
Date made
30 November 1812 (published)
Place made
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
23.0 x 38.0 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
31.4 x 45.8 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
Printed upper left above image in black ink, 'No.5'.
Printed lower left below image in black ink, 'Drawn by I R Brown,'.
Printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Engraved by W Presston.[Sic]'.
Printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'View of HUNTERS RIVER, near Newcastle. New South Wales. / Taken from Prospect Hill. / Dedicated to his Excellency Lachlan Macquarie, Esq. Governor of New South Wales. &c. &c. &c.'.
Printed lower centre below text in black ink, 'Published Nov.r.30.th.1812, by A.West, Sydney.'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
144086
Accession number
2005.291.5
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
Browne, Richard. | (1776–1824) British | Male | print after
Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver
West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher
Last Updated
13 Nov 2024