The Australian Picture pleasure book, illustrating the scenery, architecture historical events, natural history, public characters, Etc., of Australia. Engraved, selected, and arranged by Walter G. Mason.

Primary Artist

Walter George Mason (1820–1866)

Title

The Australian Picture pleasure book, illustrating the scenery, architecture historical events, natural history, public characters, Etc., of Australia. Engraved, selected, and arranged by Walter G. Mason.

Physical description

bound book illustrated with 200 wood engravings cut by Walter G. Mason

Source

The Australian picture pleasure book, by Walter Mason. Sydney: J.R. Clarke, 1857

Page or Plate number

collection record

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 12323

Date made

1857

Place made

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

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Category

Illustrated book

Print type

relief

Technique

woodengravings, printed in black ink, each from one block; letterpress text

Matrix size

34.8 x 26.0 cm (book closed)

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

71133

Accession number

87.1874.1-35

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 5, 1987/88 (1987-11-10)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Peter Arnold Antiquarian Booksellers, Melbourne, 1987

Credit line

Purchased 1987

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

J.R. Clarke. | Australian | Organisation | publisher

Mason, Walter George. | (1820–1866) English | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013