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
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
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