Primary Artist

Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)

Title

Distant view of Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, from Blufhead.

Date made

1825

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 974;1031

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint and roulette, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left below image, 'I Lycett, Delt et Execute.'. Printed lower centre below image, 'DISTANT VIEW OF HOBART TOWN, / Van Diemen's Land, from Bluffhead. / London, Published 1825, by J. Souter. 73, St.Pauls Church Yard.'.

Matrix size

17.7 x 27.6 cm (image)

Edition information

edition of 250

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Subject description

Landscape of Hobart and Mount Wellington looking across the River Derwent from Kangaroo Bluff, Tasmania.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

34539

Creators

LYCETT, Joseph | (1775–1828) Australian | English | Male | artist