The Wellington Falls, Hobart Town.
Primary Artist
John Skinner Prout (1805–1876)
Title
The Wellington Falls, Hobart Town.
Date made
6 May 1845 (press notice)
Place made
Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (black image, buff tint and text); additional hand-colouring by the artist
Matrix size
38.2 x 26.9 cm (printed image)
Support
off white paper
Support size
50.8 x 37.8 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print-run unknown
Production notes
This lithograph was published both coloured and uncoloured - 'Coloured copies 7s; plain ditto 4s.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
153422
Accession number
2006.775
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 1, 2006/2007 (2006-08-30)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Scheding Berry Fine Art, Sydney, August 2006.
Credit line
Purchased 2006
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Bluett, Thomas. | (1819–1846) English | Male | printer
Prout, John Skinner | (1805–1876) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
21 May 2026