Primary Artist

Christopher Coveny (1846–1941)

Title

Twenty scenes from the works of Dickens. Designed and etched by Christopher Coveny.

Physical description

A bound book of 40pp including [22] full page etchings.

Source

Twenty scenes from the works of Dickens. Sydney: Thomas H. Fielding 1883.

Page or Plate number

collection record

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 9140a

Date made

1883

Place made

Australia, Australia, New South Wales, Sydney View on map Close map

Category

Illustrated book

Print types

intaglio | relief

Technique

etchings, printed in black ink, each from one copper plate; letterpress text

Support

wove paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated as issued

Edition information

edition of 219; 200 standard copies, 2 on thick paper, 5 on vellum, 12 on India paper

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

39085

Accession number

76.722.22.1-22

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 4, 1976/77 (1976-10-12)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Thirty Victoria Street [gallery], Sydney, 12 October 1976, part of a group of 65 prints by various artists.

Credit line

Purchased 1976

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Coveny, Christopher. | (1846–1941) Australian | Male | artist

Dickens, Charles. | (1812–1870) English | Male | author