Hobart Town from the government paddock.
Primary Artist
John Skinner Prout (1805–1876)
Title
Hobart Town from the government paddock.
Source
Tasmania Illustrated. Hobart Town, 1844.
Page or Plate number
plate 11
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Date made
1844
Place made
Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (black image, buff tint and text)
Matrix size
26.6 x 42.6 cm (printed image)
Support
thin smooth cream wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print-run unknown
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
202884
Accession number
2009.1024.1.10
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 2009/2010 (2009-10-27)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from John McPhee, Sydney, 2009.
Credit line
Purchased 2009
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Prout, John Skinner | (1805–1876) Australian | English | Male | artist
Last Updated
20 May 2026