Primary Artist

Augustus Earle (1793–1838)

Title

Coming to anchor off Sydney Cove.

Other titles

Coming to an anchor off Sydney Cove

Date made

1830

Reference

Butler (1982), 10; Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 1342

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone; hand-coloured

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower centre below image, 'COMING TO AN ANCHOR OFF SYDNEY COVE.'. This impression is trimmed around image and title. As a result artist and publication details do not appear.

Matrix size

20.8 x 28.6 cm (printed image (trimmed))

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject description

Harbour scene of sailing ships in Port Jackson with Fort Macquarie at left and Dawes Battery on Observatory Hill at centre, Sydney, N.S.W.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

4032

Creators

Hullmandel, Charles Joseph | (1789–1850) English | Male | printer

Earle, Augustus. | (1793–1838) English | Male | artist

Cross, Joseph. | (1791–1843) English | Male | publisher

Last Updated

08 Jan 2013