Distant view of Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, from Blufhead.
Primary Artist
Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)
Title
Distant view of Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land, from Blufhead.
Date made
1825Reference
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
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 84.125.29
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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