Primary Artist

William John Huggins (1781–1845)

Title

Hobart Town on the River Derwent, Van Diemen's Land

Work number

GB.E.1830.02.00

Date made

February 1830 (imprint)

Place made

London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching and aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured in watercolour

Text printed from matrix

Printed lower centre below image within plate-mark in black ink, 'London, Pubd,, Feby,, 1830, by W.J. Huggins, 105, Ledenhall Street.'
Printed lower centre below image within plate-mark in black ink, 'HOBART TOWN, ON THE RIVER DERWENT, VAN DIEMENS LAND.'
Printed at intervals lower left to lower right below image within plate-mark in black ink, 'Painted by W.J. Huggins.'; 'Battery.'; 'Custom House.'; 'Macquary [sic.] Hotel.'; 'Derwent Bank.'; 'Petchey's Tavern.'; 'Jail.'; 'Church and Court House.'; 'Governors House.'; 'Commissariat Stores.'; 'Australian Co.'; 'A.F. Kemp.'; 'W. Walkinshaw.'; 'W. Bunster.'; 'W.A. Bethune.'

Support

paper

Support size

33.7 x 48.4 cm.

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

203896

Accession number

2011.1162

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 1, 2011/2012 (2011-08-31)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from John McPhee, Sydney, August 2011.

Credit line

Purchased 2011

Web address

https://searchthecollection.nga.gov.au/object/203896

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Creators

Duncan, Edward. | (1803–1882) English | Male | engraver

Huggins, William John. | (1781–1845) English | Male | artist

Huggins, William John. | (1781–1845) English | Male | publisher

Last Updated

11 Jul 2025