Title

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

Source

Views in New South Wales. Sydney: West, 1813

Page or Plate number

plate 9

Date made

30 November 1812

Place made

Warrane / 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 in water colour

Matrix size

29.6 x 42.6 cm (plate-mark); 21.8 x 36.2 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression, with later hand colouring

Edition information

1st state, 1 proof known; 2nd state, edition unknown

Collection

Private collection

Provenance

With Fine Australian Paintings, Mason Gray, Sydney

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Creators

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

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

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

Last Updated

14 Nov 2024