View of the Heads, at the Entrance to Port Jackson, New South Wales.
Primary Artist
Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)
Title
View of the Heads, at the Entrance to Port Jackson, New South Wales.
Date made
1824Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 974;1031
Category
Illustrated book
Print type
intaglio
Technique
aquatint, etching, roulette, hand-coloured
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower left, 'I. Lycett. Delt et Execute.'.
Matrix size
17.2 x 27.0 cm (image)
Edition information
edition of 250
Subject categories
Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Subject description
Harbour scene of the Heads, Port Jackson, Sydney, looking north from South Head near the Macquarie Lighthouse. Watsons Bay at left, North Harbour (now Manly Cove) in the middle distance and hills of present-day Bouddi National Park in the distance.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
34520
Creators
LYCETT, Joseph | (1775–1828) Australian | English | Male | artist
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 84.125.10
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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