Primary Artist

John Skinner Prout (1805–1876)

Title

The Wellington Falls, Hobart Town.

Date made

6 May 1845 (press notice)

Place made

Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (black image, buff tint and text); additional hand-colouring by the artist

Text printed from matrix

printed lower right within image, 'J.S.Prout / 1845'.
printed lower centre below image, 'WELLINGTON FALLS / HOBART TOWN.'

Matrix size

38.2 x 26.9 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Production notes

This lithograph was published both coloured and uncoloured - 'Coloured copies 7s; plain ditto 4s.

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

153422

Creators

Bluett, Thomas. | (1819–1846) English | Male | printer

Prout, John Skinner | (1805–1876) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

21 May 2026