Proof sheet of four images of reptiles and fishes.
Primary Artist
Julius Hamel (1823–1894)
Title
Proof sheet of four images of reptiles and fishes.
Source
Prodromus of the zoology of Victoria. Melbourne: Frederick McCoy, 1878.
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Date made
1878
Place made
Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones
Matrix size
48.2 x 29.0 cm (printed image (overall))
Support
paper
Support size
60.8 x 43.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed printed lower centre below each image in black ink 'Prof. McCoy, direx t'. Signed printed lower right below each image in black ink 'F. Schonfield lith.' Signed printed lower left below image in black ink 'Drawn by A.B. Bartholomew'. Not dated. Printed upper centre above images a, b, d in black ink 'ZOOLOGY OF VICTORIA (Fishes)'. Printed upper centre above image c in black ink 'ZOOLOGY OF VICTORIA (Reptiles)'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
82707
Accession number
88.733
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 11, 1987/88 (1988-06-28)
Credit line
Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1988
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Bartholomew, Arthur.. | (1834–1909) Australian | English | Male | print after
Hamel, Julius. | (1823–1894) German | Male | printer
Schoenfeld, Frederick. | (1810–1868) Australian | Swiss | Male | lithographer