View of Wilberforce, on the banks of the River Hawkesbury, New South Wales.
Primary Artist
Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)
Title
View of Wilberforce, on the banks of the River Hawkesbury, New South Wales.
Date made
1825Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 974;1031
Category
Illustrated book
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower left below image, 'I. Lycett, Delt et Execute.'. Printed lower centre below image, 'VIEW of WILBERFORCE, on the Banks of the River Hawkesbury, / New South Wales. / London, Published Feb. 1, 1825, by J. Souter 73, St.Pauls Church Yard.'.
Matrix size
17.7 x 27.7 cm (image)
Edition information
edition of 250
Subject categories
Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Subject description
Landscape around the settlement of Wilberforce, north-west of Sydney, with the York Reach of the Hawkesbury River in the foreground (near the junction of present-day Bardenarang Creek); the town of Windsor at left and the Blue Mountains in the distance.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
34527
Creators
LYCETT, Joseph | (1775–1828) Australian | English | Male | artist
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 84.125.17
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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