Primary Artist

George Knight Erskine Fairholme (1822–1889)

Title

Canning Downs. Australia. [with homestead at centre].

Source

Fifteen views of Australia in 1845 by G.K.E.F.: London, published by the artist, printed by R. Appel, c.1853

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), not listed

Date made

1851 – c.1853

Place made

London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left within image, 'G.K.E.F.' Printed lower left below image, 'Canning Downs. / Australia.'.

Matrix size

15.0 x 29.0 cm. (printed image)

Support

thin cream wove paper

Support size

25.0 x 32.3 cm. (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject description

View of Canning Downs Homestead, on the Darling Downs, Queensland.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

167256

Accession number

2009.44.10

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 4, 2008/2009 (2009-02-24)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Peter Arnold Antiquarian Booksellers, Melbourne, 2009.

Credit line

Purchased 2009

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Queensland

Creators

Fairholme, George Knight Erskine. | (1822–1889) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist

R. Appel's Anastatic Press | (1847–1858) English | Organisation | printer

Last Updated

06 May 2025