Primary Artist

Thomas Balcombe (1810–1861)

Title

King Teapot & his two gins, Chief of the Bogen Tribe N.S. Wales. As he appeared after having a tightner.

Date made

1837 (published)

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower center: "KING TEAPOT & HIS TWO GINS, CHEIF OF THE BOGEN TRIBE N.S. WALES. / AS HE APPEARED AFTER HAVING A TIGHTNER'.
Printed lower left: 'Drawn by T.B. 1833'.
Printed lower right: 'Webb & Son Litho. Smith's Place, Snow Hill, 1837.'

Edition information

print-run unknown

Production notes

This is one of four lithographs printed by Webb & Son, London in 1837. 'A view from Camden on the River Nepean, N. S. Wales' and 'A view of Gummum Plains & Liverpool Range, N. S. Wales, taken from Brindley Park' are after drawings by Robert Dixon. 'An exploering [sic] party on the River Bogan, N. S. Wales after heavy rain' and 'King Teapot & his two gins, chief of the Bogen tribes, N. S. Wales, as he appeared after having a tightner' are after drawings by Thomas Balcombe.

Both Dixon and Balcombe were employed by the Surveyor-General's Department under Thomas Mitchell, and the four lithographs record incidents observed during their surveying expeditions. It would seem that Dixon took the drawings with him to London in 1836 and arranged to have them lithographed. (he also had his map, 'This map of the colony of New South Wales ... ' (July 1837) engraved and published during his London sojourn).

None of the lithographs have the legally required imprint for them to sold in Britain. This suggests they were only for private circulation, or they were produced with the Australian market in mind.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

1000014455

Creators

Balcombe, Thomas. | (1810–1861) Australian | British | Male | print after

Webb & Son. | (1832–1851) English | lithographer

Last Updated

25 Nov 2024