Drinking "Bull": Natives of N. S. Wales, as they appear in the streets of Sydney.

Primary Artist

Augustus Earle (1793–1838)

Title

Drinking "Bull": Natives of N. S. Wales, as they appear in the streets of Sydney.

Date made

1826

Place made

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

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone, hand-coloured in watercolour

Text printed from matrix

printed lower centre below image, 'DRINKING “BULL” / Natives of N. S. Wales, as they appear in the Streets of Sydney.’.
printed lower right below image, ' 'Pub: at Sydney N. S [. W.?]'.

Support

paper

Support size

21.1 x 31.4 cm sheet

State

unpublished state

Impression

undesignated proof impression

Edition information

no print run

Production notes

When Earle was in Sydney he produced a number of lithographic prints. Of these ... were published with descriptive text. There were additional lithographs or variations, which are known only by proof impressions.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

248705

Accession number

2014.642

Provenance

with Reeman Dansie, 'Antiques and Fine Art Sale', lot 873, Colchester, Essex, England, 30-31 July 2013
with Scheding Berry Fine Art, Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, by September 2013
which sold it to the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, 2014

Country of context

Australia

Last Updated

17 Feb 2024