Primary Artist

John Carmichael (1811–1857)

Title

Sydney, from Woolloomooloo Hill.

Date made

1829

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 1250

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'DRAWN AND ENGRAVED BY JOHN. CARMICHAEL. SYDNEY.' Printed title lower centre below image in black ink, 'SYDNEY. / from Woolloomooloo Hill'. No date.

Matrix size

16.6 x 22.7 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Subject description

A distant view of Sydney; in the foreground, two convicts are working, one is chopping with an axe, the other has a spade, tere is a wheelbarow nearby.

Legacy id

152709

Creators

Carmichael, John. | (1811–1857) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist

Hill, Arthur. | (1826–1834) Australian | Male | printer

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013