Primary Artist

Samuel Calvert (1828–1913)

Title

City of Adelaide S.A. looking south-east.

Date made

1850

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

chalk lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (image in black ink, tint-stone in tan ink); hand-coloured at a later date.

Matrix size

22.6 x 33.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Production notes

The City of Adelaide looking S.A. looking south-east, a lithograph by Samuel Calvert, was first issued as a free supplement to subscribers of the Monthly Almanac and Illustrated Commentator, of April 1850. Drawn from nature and lithographed by Calvert, it was probably printed by Penman & Galbraith. An advertisement notes that it was printed on ‘fine drawing paper’ 18 x 12 inches [about 46.0 x 30.5 cm]. Non-subscribers could purchase an impression for 2s 6d. A related watercolour by Calvert is in the collection of the Art Gallery of South Australia (772HP13).

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, South Australia

Subject description

A view of Adelaide taken from along the Karrawirra Parri / River Torrens where a group of Aboriginal people are fishing and settlers are loading building materials. The cattle yards on the right was at the north western end of the city opposite the Newmarket Hotel.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

150479

Creators

Calvert, Samuel. | (1828–1913) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

12 Aug 2023