Bay whaling off the Boyd Town Lighthouse Twofold Bay, N.S.W.
Primary Artist
John Carmichael (1811–1857)
Title
Bay whaling off the Boyd Town Lighthouse Twofold Bay, N.S.W.
Date made
1848Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Text printed from matrix
Printed inscription lower right 'Etched by J. Carmichael'. No date.
Matrix size
7.8 x 16.9 cm (plate-mark)
Edition information
print run unknown
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Subject description
Two whales being harpooned by men in small boats at Twofold Bay, New South Wales. The Boyd Town lighthouse is prominent on the top of the cliffs, and there is a large three masted whaling ship is in the background.
Country of context
Australia
Legacy id
51620
Creators
Carmichael, John. | (1811–1857) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist
Impressions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia | 86.1494
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
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