An old colonist [The Hon. John Thomas Smith].

Artist: Durkin, Tom. | Title: An old colonist [The Hon. John Thomas Smith]. | Date: 27 September 1873 (imprint) | Technique: lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones
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Primary Artist

Tom Durkin (1853–1900)

Title

An old colonist [The Hon. John Thomas Smith].

Date made

27 September 1873 (imprint)

Place made

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

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Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones

Text printed from matrix

printed upper right above image in black ink, 'Sept. 27. 1873'.
printed upper centre above image in black ink,' THE WEEKLY TIMES.'.
printed centre left within image in black ink, 'TD' or 'DT' [the letters are one on top of the other therefore order of initials in unclear].
printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'MASKS & FACES. No. 1. - AN OLD COLONIST. / He imported the first Donkey.'

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

152270

Creators

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

Last Updated

24 May 2026

Impressions

Artist: Durkin, Tom. | Title: An old colonist [The Hon. John Thomas Smith]. | Date: 27 September 1873 (imprint) | Technique: lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones
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State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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