Hobart Town
Primary Artist
Eugene Von Guérard (1811–1901)
Title
Hobart Town
Date made
1866 – (1866 - 68)Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 10134a
Category
Illustrated book
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones [or plates]
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower right within image, 'Eugene von Guerard'. Not dated. Titled below image lower centre in yellow ink, 'HOBART TOWN'.
Matrix size
32.0 x 49.0 cm (printed image)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject category
Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book
Subject description
Landscape of Hobart viewed from Kangaroo Point on the eastern side of the Derwent River. Mount Wellington with snow on peaks behind the city, stonecutters cutting sandstone blocks in foreground.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
84834
Creators
von Guérard, Eugene | (1811–1901) Australian | Austrian | Male | artist
Last Updated
11 Jan 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 82.1028.7
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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