A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove. New South Wales.
Primary Artist
James Wallis (1785–1858)
Title
A view of Dawe's Battery at the entrance of Sydney Cove. New South Wales.
Date made
1821Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 842
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
Printed title lower centre below image, 'A View of Dawe's Battery at the Entrance of Sydney Cove. / New South Wales.'. Printed lower centre below image, 'Engraved by W. Preston from an Original Drawing by Cap_t Wallis. 46th Reg_t'. Printed lower centre below image, 'London Pub_d Sept_r 1. 1820 at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand'.
Matrix size
14.1 x 21.9 cm (printed image)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Legacy id
145194
Creators
Wallis, James. | (1785–1858) Irish | Male | artist
Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver
Ackermann, Rudolph. | (1764–1834) English | Male | publisher
Last Updated
08 Jan 2013
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 2005.515.12
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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