The Dombey family

Primary Artist

John Carmichael (1811–1857)

Title

The Dombey family

Physical description

quarto, lithographed title and frontispiece, lithographed plate of music and 41 other lithographed or engraved plates; recent unlettered half green roan

Date made

1847

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 4533

Category

Illustrated book

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower right within image in black ink, 'JC'. Printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'The Dombey Family'.

Matrix size

11.8 x 10.0 cm (printed image (irregular))

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Legacy id

163356

Creators

Carmichael, John. | (1811–1857) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist

Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | printer

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2006.925.4

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression, as issued

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