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
1857Reference
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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