View of the City of Melbourne.

Primary Artist

George Rowe (1796–1864)

Title

View of the City of Melbourne.

Date made

1858

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right, 'Printed by De Gruchy & Leigh'. Printed lower left, 'Drawn, Lithographed & Published by George Rowe.' Printed lower centre, 'TO HIS EXCELLENCY Sir Henry Barkly K.C.B. CAPT. GENERAL AND GOV.-IN-CHIEF OF VICTORIA. / THIS VIEW OF THE CITY OF MELBOURNE, FROM THE OBSERVATORY. / is most respectfully Dedicated by His obedient Servt George Rowe'.

Matrix size

23.2 x 71.0 cm (printed image (a))

Edition information

print run unknown

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

128368

Creators

Rowe, George. | (1796–1864) Australian | English | Male | lithographer

De Gruchy & Leigh. | (1854–1867) Australian | Organisation | printer

Rowe, George. | (1796–1864) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2004.456

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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Collection

Private collection

State

published state

Impression

undesignated as issued

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