The female factory from Proctor's Quarry
Primary Artist
John Skinner Prout (1805–1876)
Title
The female factory from Proctor's Quarry
Source
Tasmania Illustrated. Hobart Town, 1844
Page or Plate number
plate 1
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 3892; Craig (1961), p.58-65
Date made
1844
Place made
Australia, Australia, Tasmania, Hobart View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from two stones
Matrix size
27.4 x 40.8 cm (printed image)
Support
wove paper
Support size
38.0 x 56.1 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated on stone lower right diagonal, 'J.S.Prout/1844'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
66650
Accession number
87.426
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 7, 1986/87 (1987-03-10)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Spencer Scott Sandilands, Melbourne, March 1987.
Credit line
Purchased 1987
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania
Country of context
Australia
Creators
PROUT, John Skinner | (1805–1876) Australian | English | Male | artist
Bluett, Thomas. | (1819–1846) English | Male | printer
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013