Australian churches, St Peter's Cook River, N.S.W.
Primary Artist
William Baker (1806–1857)
Title
Australian churches, St Peter's Cook River, N.S.W.
Source
Baker, William. Heads of the people. Sydney: Baker, 1847-48.
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 4533
Date made
1847 – 1847-48
Place made
Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
intaglio
Technique
etching and engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate
Matrix size
19.0 x 23.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove paper (newsprint)
Support size
22.2 x 27.4 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression, as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
no inscriptions
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
69386
Accession number
87.163
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
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales
Country of context
Australia
Notes
Distinctive lettering of 'Australian Churches' suggests that this was part of a larger series. It is also one of the few engravings published in 'Heads of the people' - majority are lithographs
Creators
Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | engraver
Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | engraver
Baker, William. | (1806–1857) Australian | Irish | Male | publisher
Last Updated
19 Dec 2025