Primary Artist

Tom Durkin (1853–1900)

Title

A premier [The Hon. George Briscoe Kerferd].

Date made

29 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 29, 1874'.
printed upper centre above image in black ink, 'THE WEEKLY TIMES.'.
printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'MASKS & FACES. No. 24. - A PREMIER. / 'The New Man' '.

Edition information

print-run unknown

Subject categories

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

Subject description

A portrait of the 10th premier of Victoria, The Hon. George Briscoe Kerferd (1831 1889).

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

152301

Creators

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

Last Updated

24 May 2026