View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.*

Title: bView of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.* | Date: 30 November 1812 | Technique: b'engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate'
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Title

View of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.*

Date made

30 November 1812

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 570a

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

29.6 x 42.6 cm (plate-mark); 21.8 x 36.2 cm (printed image)

Edition information

1st state, 1 proof known; 2nd state, edition unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

122441

Creators

Eyre, John. | (1771–1812) English | Male | print after

West, Absalom. | (1795–) Australian | English | Male | publisher

Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver

Last Updated

13 Nov 2024

Impressions

Title: bView of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.* | Date: 30 November 1812 | Technique: b'engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate'
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2003.475

State

1st state of 2 (etched lettering)

Impression

proof

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Title: bView of part of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Taken from Dawes's Point.* | Date: 30 November 1812 | Technique: b'engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured'
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2005.291.9

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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Collection

Private collection

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression, with later hand colouring

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