Primary Artist

John Skinner Prout (1805–1876)

Title

Hobart Town from the government paddock.

Source

Tasmania Illustrated. Hobart Town, 1844.

Page or Plate number

plate 11

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 3892

Date made

1844

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); additional hand-colouring

Text printed from matrix

printed lower right within image, 'J.S. Prout'. printed lower centre below image, 'HOBART TOWN / FROM THE GOVERNMENT PADDOCK'.

Matrix size

26.6 x 42.6 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

42352

Creators

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

Last Updated

20 May 2026