A pressing question.
Primary Artist
Samuel Calvert (1828–1913)
Title
Date made
December 1874
Place made
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
relief
Technique
wood engraving, printed in colour inks, from multiple blocks
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower left within text, 'H.J.Johnstone' [facsimile signature]
Printed lower right within image,'S.CALVERT SC.'.
Support
paper
Support size
42.2 x 32.2 cm
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Production notes
'A pressing question', was published as the Christmas colour supplement to the Australian Illustrated News, 1874. The print engraved on wood by Samuel Calvert, was produced after an oil painting by Henry James Johnstone (1835-1907) titled 'Wooed and won', that was exhibited at the Victorian Academy of Arts exhibition of 1874. The painting was offered for sale in 'Australian History Collection: Paintings, drawings and prints from 1820-1890, Sydney: Day Gallery, 2019.
Collection
National Gallery of Victoria
Accession number
3681.2-4
Accession method
Gift
Provenance
Presented by the Melbourne Technical College, 1957.
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Johnstone, H.J. | (1835–1907) Australian | Male | print after
Calvert, Samuel. | (1828–1913) Australian | English | Male | Wood-engraver