Captain Rossiter comes to Eyre's aid, Great Australian Bight, 1841

Title

Captain Rossiter comes to Eyre's aid, Great Australian Bight, 1841

Date made

1890

Category

Print

Technique

photo-engraving, printed in black ink, from one plate; hand-coloured

Support

paper

Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work

Inscribed lower centre below image in black pencil, 'JOHN EYRE & WYLIE MEETING CAPTAIN ROSSITER, THISTLE COVE NEAR ESPERANCE 1841'.

IRN

204651

Accession number

2010.1028

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 2, 2010/2011 (2010-10-26)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Marie Louise Wordsworth, Perth, October 2010.

Credit line

The Wordsworth Collection, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, purchased 2010

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Western Australia | Collection: The Wordsworth collection of Western Australian colonial art, acquired 2010.

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013