Newcastle, New South Wales
Primary Artist
Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)
Title
Source
From Views in Australia or New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land Delineated. London: J. Souter, 1824
Page or Plate number
no.20.
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 974;1031
Date made
1824
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand- coloured
Matrix size
23.4 x 32.4 cm (plate-mark)
Support
wove paper
Support size
27.9 x 38.1 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject description
Townscape of Newcastle, N.S.W. looking north-east to entrance of Port Hunter with Nobby's Island in centre (now Nobby's Head and joined to the mainland). Present-day Stockton Peninsular is behind Christ Church (since replaced by Christ Church cathedral) at left.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
48039
Accession number
59.251
Accession method
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from Clarice Thomas, 1959.
Credit line
Purchased 1959
Subject categories
Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales | Architecture
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Lycett, Joseph. | (1775–1828) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
04 Jan 2013