Cousin Thomas, or the Swan River Job
Title
Cousin Thomas, or the Swan River Job
Other titles
Plucking or peeling
Date made
1829Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured
Text printed from matrix
Printed upper centre above image in black ink, 'PLUCKING OR PEELING'. Printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'COUSIN THOMAS, OR THE SWAN RIVER JOB.'. Printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'Pub June 1829 by T. McLean 26 Haymarket London'.
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject categories
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Caricature | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Western Australia | Collection: The Wordsworth collection of Western Australian colonial art, acquired 2010.
Legacy id
204622
Last Updated
20 Nov 2025