Primary Artist

Henry Devonshire (1830–)

Title

Billhead: Dickenson Brothers. Hardware Merchants and General Ironmongers, Hobart Town.

Date made

1838 – c.1840

Place made

Birmingham, West Midlands, England View on map Close map

Reference

Craig (1964), p.107

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

line-engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; pen and ink inscriptions

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower left diagonal, 'Devonshire Sc'. Printed lower right diagonal, 'Birmingham'. No date.

Matrix size

10.5 x 19.6 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Subject description

Stationery design featuring street activity outside the Dickenson Brothers Hardware and Ironmongery stores, Hobart Town, Van Diemens Land [Tasmania].

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

37461

Creators

Devonshire, Henry. | (1830–) English | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025