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

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

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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