Primary Artist

J.R. Dicksee (1817–1905)

Title

A primrose from England

Date made

1856

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

printed lower left below image, 'PAINTED BY EDWARD HOPLEY ESQRE.'.
printed lower centre below image, 'LONDON, PUBLISHED AUGUST 1ST. 1856 BY HENRY GRAVES & COMY. PUBLISHERS TO THE QUEEN 8PALL MALL.'.
printed lower right below image, 'LITHOGRAPHED BY J.B.DICKSEE ESQRE.'.
printed lower centre below image, 'A PRIMROSE FROM ENGLAND'. printed lower centre below title, 'DR. WARD MENTIONED TO THE ROYAL INSTITUTION THAT A PRIMROSE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO AUSTRALIA IN A COVERED GLASS CASE, AND WHEN IT ARRIVED THERE IN FULL BLOOM, / THE SENSATION IT EXITED AS A REMEMBERENCE OF "FATHERLAND" WAS SO GREAT, THAT IT WAS NECESSARY TO PROTECT IT WITH A GUARD / From the Original Picture in the possession of T.W. Lennard ESQ.RE'.

Matrix size

54.4 x 71.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

27141

Creators

Hopley, Edward. | (1816–1869) English | Male | print after

Dicksee, J.R. | (1817–1905) English | Male | engraver

M & N. Hanhart. | (1830–1903) English | Organisation | printer

Henry Graves & Co. | Organisation | publisher

Last Updated

13 Jul 2026