New Government House, Sydney.

Primary Artist

John Skinner Prout (1805–1876)

Title

New Government House, Sydney.

Other titles

The new Government House and Macquarie Fort, from the Domain [in list of plates].

Source

Sydney Illustrated, by J.S. Prout. Sydney and Hobart, 1842-44.

Page or Plate number

plate 8

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 3891

Date made

1842

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print types

planographic | relief

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from two stones (black and brown tint stone); letterpress text

Matrix size

18.5 x 28.9 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

27.4 x 37.6 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

Signed lower right in image in black ink, 'J.S. Prout'. Not dated. Titled lower centre below printed image in letterpress, 'NEW GOVERNMENT HOUSE,/ SYDNEY.'.

Inscriptions or device by others involved in the works production

Inscribed lower right corner verso in black pencil, '8'.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

149745

Accession number

2005.1058.7

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 2005/2006 (2005-12-07)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, December 2005.

Credit line

Purchased 2005

Creators

Bluett, Thomas. | (1819–1846) English | Male | printer

PROUT, John Skinner | (1805–1876) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013