The artist (Thomas Rider).

Primary Artist

William Nicholas (1807–1854)

Title

The artist (Thomas Rider).

Source

Baker, William. Heads of the people. Sydney: Baker, 1847-48.

Page or Plate number

no.20, 28 August 184

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 4533

Date made

1847

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

pen-lithograph, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate

Matrix size

18.2 x 15.6 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream soft wove paper

Support size

27.4 x 22.0 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression, as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

Portrait of Thomas W. Rider standing in front of his easel, holding paintbrush and palette.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

67591

Accession number

87.1642

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1987/88 (1987-10-01)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, October 1987.

Credit line

Purchased 1987

Country of context

Australia

Notes

Thomas W. Rider working 1840s, Sydney (J. Kerr, Dictionary of Australian Artists, p.670)

Creators

Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | publisher

Nicholas, William. | (1807–1854) Australian | English | Male | artist

Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | printer

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013