Clerk of the course (Henry Fisher)
Title
Clerk of the course (Henry Fisher)
Physical description
quarto, lithographed title and frontispiece, lithographed plate of music and 41 other lithographed or engraved plates; recent unlettered half green roan
Source
Baker, William. Heads of the people. Sydney: Baker, 1847.
Page or Plate number
facing p.183
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 4533
Date made
1847
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Illustrated book
Print type
planographic
Technique
pen-lithograph, printed in black ink, from one plate
Matrix size
17.8 x 22.4 cm (printed image (irregular))
Support
cream wove paper
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression, as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject description
Portrait of Henry Fisher, Clerk of the Course in top-hat and whip in hand, mounted on his horse,
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
163366
Accession number
2006.925.40
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 2006/2007 (2006-10-24)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Peter Arnold Antiquarian Booksellers, Melbourne, 2006.
Credit line
Purchased 2006
Subject category
Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book
Creators
Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | printer
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013