Primary Artist

George French Angas (1822–1886)

Title

Gold washing at Summerhill Creek.

Other titles

Gold washing, Summer Hill.

Date made

1851

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 5996

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from two stones

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right below image in black ink, 'G.F. Angas'. Printed lower left within image in black ink, 'Gold Washing / Summer Hill'.

Matrix size

24.6 x 34.4 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales | Australia, Gold rush to industry, 1851-1901

Subject description

Prospectors panning for gold at Summerhill Creek, Ophir, New South Wales, near the site of the first gold discoveries in Australia in 1851.

Legacy id

145163

Creators

Woolcott & Clarke. | (1851–1854) Australian | Organisation | publisher

Angas, George French. | (1822–1886) Aotearoa New Zealander | Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

07 Jan 2013