Primary Artist

Walter Preston (1787–1821)

Title

View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Bene Long's Point.

Source

Views in New South Wales. Sydney: West, 1813

Page or Plate number

plate 4

Date made

30 November 1812 (published)

Place made

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

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; subsequently hand-coloured with watercolour and body colour

Matrix size

22.3 x 37.0 cm (printed image)

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression, with later hand-colouring

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

Private collection

Provenance

With Davidson Auctions, Sydney, 29 July 2018, lot 253

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver

West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher

Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

14 Nov 2024