The last rose of summer

Primary Artist

Edmund Thomas (1827–1867)

Title

The last rose of summer

Physical description

Quarto, tinted lithographs title and nine tinted lithographs by Edmund Thomas.

Date made

1857

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 6318

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from two stones (black ink and buff tint)

Text printed from matrix

Printed title upper centre within image in black ink 'THE / LAST ROSE OF SUMMER / WITH / BRILLIANT VARIATIONS;' Printed lower centre below image, 'ARRANGED FOR THE PIANOFORTE BY / EDWARD BOULANGER. / CLARKE, / Music Seller. / SYDNEY. Printed signature lower right within image in black ink, 'E. Thomas/56'.

Matrix size

25.8 x 21.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Printed ephemera: Illustrated sheet-music cover

Legacy id

150495

Creators

J.R. Clarke. | Australian | Organisation | publisher

Thomas, Edmund. | (1827–1867) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2006.777.3

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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