Old fire tower, Melbourne

Artist: Mather, John. | Title: Old fire tower, Melbourne | Date: 1904 | Technique: etching, printed in brown ink, from one plate
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Primary Artist

John Mather (1848–1916)

Title

Old fire tower, Melbourne

Other titles

A bit of old Melbourne

Old Melbourne

Date made

1904

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in brown ink, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed signature and date within plate-mark, '19 MJ 04'.

Matrix size

25.2 x 19.3 cm (image)

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art style: Painter-etchers 1860s-1938

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

156439

Creators

Mather, John. | (1848–1916) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Artist: Mather, John. | Title: Old fire tower, Melbourne | Date: 1904 | Technique: etching, printed in brown ink, from one plate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 91.1004

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

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Artist: Mather, John. | Title: Old fire tower, Melbourne | Date: 1904 | Technique: etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink with plate-tone, from one plate
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 61.43

State

1st state

Impression

proof

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