A Christmas scene on the Yarra.

Primary Artist

Samuel Calvert (1828–1913)

Title

A Christmas scene on the Yarra.

Other titles

Picnicing in the Survey Paddock December 24

Source

Illustrated Melbourne Post

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

24 December 1866 (published)

Place made

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Text printed from matrix

printed lower right within image, 'CALVERT'.

Matrix size

37.0 x 50.0 cm (printed image, sight))

Support

paper

Support size

37.0 x 50.0 cm (sheet, sight))

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

150419

Accession number

2007.408

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2007/2008 (2007-08-28)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Bridget McDonnell Gallery, Melbourne, 2007.

Credit line

Purchased 2007

Subject category

Australia, Printed ephemera: Newspaper supplement

Creators

Calvert, Samuel. | (1828–1913) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

08 Aug 2025