Cockatoo Island

Primary Artist

F.C. Terry (1825–1869)

Title

Cockatoo Island

Source

Terry, F.C. The Parramatta River, illustrated by F.C. Terry. Sydney: the artist, c.1856

Page or Plate number

plate 1

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 16966

Date made

19 November 1856 (press review)

Place made

Warrane / Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

tinted-lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones

Matrix size

11.6 x 21.5 cm (printed image)

Support

soft white wove paper

Support size

25.6 x 33.2 cm (sheet)

Manufacturers mark

no manufacturer's mark

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression

Edition information

edition unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

171867

Accession number

2008.76

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2008/2009 (2008-08-26)

Provenance

Sydney deceased estate auction, Davidsons Auctions, Sydney, 2007. Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Josef Lebovic Gallery, Sydney, August 2008.

Credit line

Purchased 2008

Creators

Terry, F.C. | (1825–1869) English | Male | artist

Last Updated

04 May 2026