Sydney from Bennelongs Point. New South Wales.

Primary Artist

James Wallis (1785–1858)

Title

Sydney from Bennelongs Point. 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 4

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 842

Date made

1817 – 1817-1819

Date details

printed London 1821

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

30.4 x 46.1 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

Support size

45.8 x 63.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

163832

Accession number

2007.5

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 category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Creators

Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver

Wallis, James. | (1785–1858) Irish | Male | artist

Ackermann, Rudolph. | (1764–1834) English | Male | publishers

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013