Primary Artist

Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)

Title

View of the Heads, at the Entrance to Port Jackson, New South Wales.

Date made

1824

Reference

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

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013