The prospector.

Primary Artist

Samuel Calvert (1828–1913)

Title

The prospector.

Physical description

The prospector and progressive colour proofs.

Source

The Illustrated Australian News, August supplement. Melbourne: Troedel & Co, 1883.

Page or Plate number

collection record

Reference

Prospector (1883), 1

Date made

1883

Place made

Naam / Melbourne, Victoria, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engravings, printed in colour, from multiple blocks

Matrix size

43.3 x 30.3 cm (printed image)

Support

thin cream wove paper

Support size

56.4 x 44.0 cm (sheet)

Impression

printer's proofs

Edition information

edition unknown

Subject description

Prospector with swag riding his horse through rough hilly terrain

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

80923

Accession number

88.711.1-8

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 11, 1987/88 (1988-06-28)

Credit line

Purchased from Gallery admission charges 1988

Subject category

Australia, Printed ephemera: Newspaper supplement

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Troedel & Co. | (1863–1910) Australian | Organisation | printer

Calvert, Samuel. | (1828–1913) Australian | English | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 Jan 2013