Primary Artist

William Harris (1847–)

Title

Frank Kennedy, the Australian Settler.

Reference

F. 4694a

Date made

February 1847

Place made

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, fro one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed left above image, ' Published Monthly.'
Printed right above image, 'Price .s 2/-'.
Printed in centre of image, FRANK KENNEDY. / THE / AUSTRALIAN SETTLER / EDITED BY / YARRA.GUINEA / [rule] / ILLUSTRATED BY / TUFTS.'.
Printed lower right below image, 'Eng.d by W. Harris'.

Matrix size

29 x 23.7 cm (plate-mark)

Support

cream paper

Support size

29. 7 x 26.8 cm (sheet)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

print run unknown; restrike of at least 6 impressions

Matrix status

plate exists, State Library of New South Wales Call Number: DR 58

Subject description

This is the original decorated wrapper for: Yarra-Guinea (editor), 'Frank Kennedy, the Australian settler.' Sydney : J. T. Grocott, 1847. Ferguson 4694a, notes engraved cover and six plates.

Collection

State Library of New South Wales

Accession number

DL PX 86

Accession method

Bequest

Provenance

Collection of Sir William Dixson.

Credit line

Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952

Web address

https://collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGm4QWBY

Country of context

Australia

Notes

The State Library of New South Wales has six impressions of this engraved title-page. The library notes they were possibly printed from the original plate in 1904. One impression (number 4 of 6) shows multiple scratches on the plate. The plate has been cleaned prior to the printing of other impressions.

Creators

Harris, William. | (1847–) Male | engraver

Last Updated

21 Aug 2023