Primary Artist

George French Angas (1822–1886)

Title

The galop for gold. Dedicated to everybody. [Sheet music cover]

Other titles

The galop [sic] for gold [sheet music cover]

Date made

1852

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Matrix size

29.4 x 23.1 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

The work was advertised as being 'in the press' in October 1852. [Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), 2 October 1852, p.1, col.7.] and 'published this day' on 19 October 1852. [Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney), 19 October 1852, p.1, col.7.]

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales | Australia, Gold rush to industry, 1851-1901 | Australia, Printed ephemera: Illustrated sheet-music cover

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

42312

Creators

Angas, George French. | (1822–1886) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | English | Male | artist

Henry Marsh & Co. | (1852–) Organisation | publisher

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025