A view of Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains. New South Wales.
Title
A view of Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains. New South Wales.
Date made
1817 – 1817-1819Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 842
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower centre below image, 'Engraved by W. Preston from an Original Drawing by Cap_t Wallis. 46th Reg_t.' Printed title lower centre below image, 'A View of Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains / New South Wales.' Printed lower centre below image, 'London Pub_d Sept_r 1. 1820 at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand'
Matrix size
32.5 x 54.3 cm (printed image)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Subject description
View of the Hawkesbury river with a group of Aboriginals in the foregrounds, some settler dwellings on either side and the Blue Mountains in the distance.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
58897
Creators
Wallis, James. | (1785–1858) Irish | Male | print after
Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver
Ackermann, Rudolph. | (1764–1834) English | Male | publishers
Last Updated
16 Feb 2024
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 86.2142
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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