Primary Artist

Pamela Griffith (1943–)

Title

Botany Bay, January 1788

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

hardground-etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Matrix size

39.8 x 60.7 cm (plate-mark)

Edition information

edition of 150

Production notes

Griffith Studio and Graphic Workshop note: 13 working proofs given to the Museum. First State Proof, Bon a tirer, Artists Proof and Cancellation Proof in possession of Museum. Three additional Artists Proofs in possession of museum officials. Done in imitation engraving style at the request of the Patron to look in the period style of 1788, as all art was lost on the voyage. Printed by Trevor Riach and Pamela Griffith. Plate development and print production under supervision of Pamela Griffith.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

178102

Creators

GRIFFITH, Pamela | (1943–) Australian | Female | artist