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

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