The flying pieman (William Francis King).

Primary Artist

William Nicholas (1807–1854)

Title

The flying pieman (William Francis King).

Source

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

Page or Plate number

no.17, 7 August 1847

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

22.0 x 10.8 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream soft wove paper

Support size

27.4 x 21.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression, as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

Portrait of William Francis King, pieman, dressed as a jockey with riding crop and cap.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

69464

Accession number

87.1643

Accession method

Curator's allowance

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

William Francis King (b.1807)

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