Primary Artist

Tom Durkin (1853–1900)

Title

A politician [The Hon. James MacPhearson Grant].

Date made

15 August 1874 (imprint)

Place made

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

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (black image, buff tint)

Text printed from matrix

printed upper right above image in black ink, 'August 15, 1874'.
printed upper centre above image in black ink, 'THE WEEKLY TIMES.'.
printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'MASKS & FACES. No. 23. - A POLITICIAN. / 'Unlock the Lands!' '

Edition information

print-run unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book | Australia, Printed ephemera: Newspaper supplement | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Caricature

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

152300

Creators

Durkin, Tom. | (1853–1900) Male | artist

Last Updated

24 May 2026