Christmas on the diggings
Title
Source
Sketches of Australian life and scenery, complete in 12 plates. London: Paul Jerrard & Son for Messrs. Newbold & Co., c.1865
Page or Plate number
no.8
Reference
Ferguson (1969), 15738b
Date made
1863 – c.1865
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured
Matrix size
17.8 x 30.8 cm (printed image)
Support
cream wove paper subsequently mounted on thin cream cardboard
Support size
17.8 x 30.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
edition unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
No inscriptions.
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right in black pencil, 'Xmas on the Diggings (illeg) on (illeg) visitor/ (illeg) came (illeg) no.8.'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
90011
Accession number
76.1556
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 1976/77 (1976-08-10)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street, Sydney, 10 August 1976.
Credit line
Purchased 1976
Subject category
Australia, Gold rush to industry, 1851-1901
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Paul Jerrard & Son. | (1858–) Organisation | publisher
GILL, S.T. | (1818–1880) Australian | English | Male | print after
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013