The poet (Samuel Prout Hill).
Primary Artist
William Nicholas (1807–1854)
Title
Source
Baker, William. Heads of the people. Sydney: Baker, 1847-48.
Page or Plate number
no.19, 21 August 184
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 4533
Date made
1847
Place made
Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
pen-lithograph, printed in black ink, from one zinc plate
Matrix size
18.8 x 16.2 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream soft wove paper
Support size
27.4 x 22.0 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression, as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
Signed and dated on stone lower right side, 'W N 1847.'.
Subject description
Portrait of a poet wearing spectacles sitting at his desk with a quill in his right hand.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
67597
Accession number
87.1645
Accession method
Curator's allowance
Meeting
Meeting 4, 1987/88 (1987-10-01)
Provenance
Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Deutscher Fine Art, Melbourne, October 1987.
Credit line
Purchased 1987
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Samuel Prout Hill (1820-1861) ADB
Creators
Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | printer
Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | publisher
Nicholas, William. | (1807–1854) Australian | English | Male | artist