View of the City of Melbourne.
Primary Artist
George Rowe (1796–1864)
Title
View of the City of Melbourne.
Date made
1858Place made
Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map
Category
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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Private collection
State
published state
Impression
undesignated as issued
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