Primary Artist

John Degotardi (1823–1882)

Title

First exhibition held in the museum, Sydney, N.S.W.1855.

Other titles

(View of the 1855 Exhibition at the Australian Museum, Sydney)

Date made

1855

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

tinted lithograph, printed in black and cream inks, from two stones

Text printed from matrix

printed lower left within image in black ink, 'F.C. TERRY'.
printed (very lightly) lower right below image, 'LITHO J[?] DEGOTARDI & CO [unreadable]'.
printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'FIRST EXHIBITION HELD IN THE MUSEUM, SYDNEY, N.S.W. 1855 / TAKEN FROM A DAGUERREOTYPE BY GOW, 348, GEORGE STREET'.

Matrix size

27.4 x 38.2 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

This lithographic print is recorded in two forms: the first printed in black ink only, and the second printed in black ink over a cream tint. The imprint of J. Degoardi & Co, is printed very lightly and is not fully readable.

Subject description

View of the interior of the Australian Museum, Sydney, at the time of its first exhibition held in 1855. The exhibition comprised natural and industrial products from across New South Wales that were to be sent for exhibition at the Paris Exposition of 1855. The Sydney preview was opened by Sir Charles Fitzroy on 14 November 1854.

Collection

State Library of New South Wales

Accession number

DG V*/General/7

Accession method

Gift

Provenance

Sir William Dixon

Credit line

Presented by Sir William Dixon, 1951.

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Gow, James. | (1853–1896) Australian | Male | print after

Degotardi, John. | (1823–1882) Australian | Yugoslavian | Male | printer

Terry, F.C. | (1825–1869) English | Male | lithographer

Last Updated

15 Feb 2024