Hobart Town

Artist: b'von Gu\xc3\xa9rard, Eugene' | Title: b'Hobart Town' | Date: (1866 - 68) | Technique: b'lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones [or plates]'
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Primary Artist

Eugene Von Guérard (1811–1901)

Title

Hobart Town

Source

From Eugene von Guerard's Australian landscapes. Melbourne: Hamel and Ferguson, 1866-68

Page or Plate number

plate 6

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 10134a

Date made

1866 – (1866 - 68)

Place made

Australia, Australia, Victoria, Melbourne View on map Close map

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Category

Illustrated book

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones [or plates]

Matrix size

32.0 x 49.0 cm (printed image)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent

no inscriptions

Subject description

Landscape of Hobart viewed from Kangaroo Point on the eastern side of the Derwent River. Mount Wellington with snow on peaks behind the city, stonecutters cutting sandstone blocks in foreground.

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

84834

Accession number

82.1028.7

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 1982/83 (1982-07-12)

Credit line

Purchased 1982

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

von Guérard, Eugene | (1811–1901) Australian | Austrian | Male | artist

Last Updated

11 Jan 2013