Twenty scenes from the works of Dickens. Designed and etched by Christopher Coveny.

Primary Artist

Christopher Coveny (1846–1941)

Title

Twenty scenes from the works of Dickens. Designed and etched by Christopher Coveny.

Physical description

A bound book of 40pp including [22] full page etchings.

Source

Twenty scenes from the works of Dickens. Sydney: Thomas H. Fielding 1883.

Page or Plate number

collection record

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 9140a

Date made

1883

Place made

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

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Category

Illustrated book

Print types

intaglio | relief

Technique

etchings, printed in black ink, each from one copper plate; letterpress text

Support

wove paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated as issued

Edition information

edition of 219; 200 standard copies, 2 on thick paper, 5 on vellum, 12 on India paper

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

39085

Accession number

76.722.22.1-22

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1976/77 (1976-10-12)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 12 October 1976, part of a group of 65 prints by various artists.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Coveny, Christopher. | (1846–1941) Australian | Male | artist

Dickens, Charles. | (1812–1870) English | Male | author

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013