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
Category
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unpublished state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