And fashion here hath play'd her wildest pranks, In dressing Plato, Solander, and Banks.
Primary Artist
John Collier (1708–1786)
Title
And fashion here hath play'd her wildest pranks, In dressing Plato, Solander, and Banks.
Physical description
The original engraving by Thomas Sanders, was published as plate 20 1773. This impression is a photo-lithograph of the original republished in lithographic form in about 1850.
Date made
1850Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
photo-lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone
Matrix size
11.3 x 19.2 cm (printed image)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject categories
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Caricature | Australia, Art period: Pre-European settlement, to 1778
Subject description
Sir Joseph Banks and Dr Solander staring at each other in the foreground. Behind them is Plato seated at a desk reading a copy of his book of Dialogues.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
51626
Creators
Collier, John. | (1708–1786) English | Male | artist
Sanders, Thomas. | (1740–1825) Male | print after
Last Updated
09 Sep 2025
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 86.1495
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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