Scene up the River Huon. Van Diemen's Land.

Artist: Lycett, Joseph. | Title: Scene up the River Huon. Van Diemen's Land. | Date: 1 May 1825 (imprint) | Technique: etching, aquatint and roulette, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured
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Primary Artist

Joseph Lycett (1775–1828)

Title

Scene up the River Huon. Van Diemen's Land.

Date made

1 May 1825 (imprint)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 974;1031

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, aquatint and roulette, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

printed lower centre below image, 'SCENE UP THE RIVER HUON. / Van Diemens Land. / London, Publish'd May 1. 1825, by J. Souter 73, St.Pauls Church Yard.'.

Matrix size

33.2 × 23.4 cm (plate-mark); 28.0 x 17.7 cm (printed image)

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Subject description

Landscape of the Huon River, Tasmania, south-west of Hobart.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

34548

Creators

Lycett, Joseph. | (1775–1828) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

30 Jan 2026

Impressions

Artist: Lycett, Joseph. | Title: Scene up the River Huon. Van Diemen's Land. | Date: 1 May 1825 (imprint) | Technique: etching, aquatint and roulette, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured
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Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 84.125.38

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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