"The old Commodore", Billy Blue.

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Primary Artist

John Carmichael (1811–1857)

Title

"The old Commodore", Billy Blue.

Date made

first noted 11 September 1834

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

Text printed from matrix

printed centre below image in black ink, ' "THE OLD COMMODORE," / BILLY BLUE.'.
printed lower left below image in black ink, 'Drawn from Life and / on Stone by John Carmichael.'.
printed lower right below image in black ink, 'Printed by I G. Austin / 15 Phillip Street Sydney.

Support

grey paper with blue fleck

Support size

32.4 x 25.4

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

The print was available as an ordinary or proof impression, 'Price, Two Shillings; Proofs, Two Shillings and Sixpence.'. [MacNaghten advertisement, 11 September 1834] The print was available with or without hand-coloring, "Coloured 1s., Plain 6d, each.'. [Austin advertisement 1835]

Subject description

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32149061 Advertised 11 September 1834 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12850411 Same print?

Collection

State Library of New South Wales

Accession number

DL Pd 29

Subject category

Portrait

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Austin, J.G. | (1812–1884) Australian | English | Male | printer

Last Updated

20 Feb 2024