Hobart Town.
Title
Date made
1835
Date details
Printed lower centre below image, 'HOBART TOWN'.
Printed lower right below image, 'S. Davenport. Sculp.'.
Place made
London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
steel-engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Support
medium-weight smooth off-white wove paper
Support size
21.0 x 26.8 cm
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Production notes
This steel engraving is a reduced copy of the Huggins aquatint. It was published in was published in one of the editions of Christopher Kelly, 'An Authentic History and Entertaining Description of the World and its Inhabitants...', London 1835 or perhaps the 1842 edition where 'London. Published By Thomas Kelly, 17, Paternoster Row. 1835.'. does not appear
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, 'P 45'.
Subject description
View of the town of Hobart, Tasmania, from across the Derwent River.
IRN
205879
Accession number
2011.69
Accession method
Gift
Meeting
Meeting 4, 2010/2011 (2011-02-22)
Provenance
Gift to the National Gallery of Australia, from Ted and Gina Gregg, Sydney, February 2011.
Credit line
Gift of Ted and Gina Gregg, 2010
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania
Last Updated
11 Jul 2025