Black swans of New South Wales.
Title
Black swans of New South Wales.
Source
Wallis, James. An historical account of the colony of New South Wales and its dependent settlements. London: R. Ackermann, 1821.
Page or Plate number
plate 7
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 842
Date made
1817 – 1817-19
Date details
printed London 1821
Place made
Australia Europe, Australia England, New South Wales Greater London, Newcastle London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
19.0 x 2 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
34.6 x 49.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
163820
Accession number
2007.3
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 2006/2007 (2007-02-27)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from P. and E. J. Gregg, Sydney, 2007
Credit line
Purchased 2007
Subject categories
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales | Australia, Animal: Bird, Black swan
Creators
Wallis, James. | (1785–1858) Irish | Male | print after
Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver
Ackermann, Rudolph. | (1764–1834) English | Male | publisher
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013