View of the Swan River, Western Australia (grass trees, black swans, and kangaroos).
Title
View of the Swan River, Western Australia (grass trees, black swans, and kangaroos).
Source
Brown, Robert. 'The countries of the world: being a popular description of the various continents, islands, rivers, seas, and peoples of the globe'. London: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co, [2nd edition 1880s?]
Date made
1880 – 1880s
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one plate; hand-coloured at a later date
Support
thin off-white wove paper with text on verso
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression, with later hand-colouring
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Dymo label on mount lower left verso, '227'. Hand-numbered on mount within stamp lower right verso, 'THE WORDSWORTH COLLECTION/PERTH/WESTERN AUSTRALIA/NUMBER 513'.
Subject description
The view records the bivouac of Capt. Stirling during March 1827 when he was exploring the Swan river some 50 miles (80.5 km), from the Western Australian coast.
IRN
204619
Accession number
2010.1023
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
09 Jan 2013