Primary Artist

John Skinner Prout (1805–1876)

Title

The female factory from Proctor's Quarry

Date made

1844

Place made

Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 3892; Craig (1961), p.58-65

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (black image, light buff tint)

Text printed from matrix

printed lower right within image, 'J.S. Prout / 1844'.
printed lower centre below image, 'THE FEMALE FACTORY / FROM THE NEW WARF / T. Bluett Printer V.D.L.

Matrix size

27.4 x 40.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

66650

Creators

Prout, John Skinner | (1805–1876) Australian | English | Male | artist

Bluett, Thomas. | (1819–1846) English | Male | printer

Last Updated

20 May 2026