Australia. Branding cattle in a "pen".
Primary Artist
George Knight Erskine Fairholme (1822–1889)
Title
Australia. Branding cattle in a "pen".
Source
Fifteen views of Australia in 1845 by G.K.E.F.: London, published by the artist, printed by R. Appel, c.1853
Page or Plate number
number 5.
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), not listed
Date made
1851 – c.1853
Place made
London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone
Text printed from matrix
Printed upper centre above image border line, 'No.5.'.
Printed lower left within image, 'GKEF.'.
Printed lower left below image border line, 'Australia. Branding cattle in a "pen".'.
Matrix size
17.0 x 25.4 cm (printed image)
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
24.8 x 32.6 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Subject description
An Aboriginal man is heating branding irons in a fire. Men standing on the rails of the stockyard lean over to brand the cattle held in the pen.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
167259
Accession number
2009.44.5
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 2008/2009 (2009-02-24)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Peter Arnold Antiquarian Booksellers, Melbourne, 2009.
Credit line
Purchased 2009
Web address
https://searchthecollection.nga.gov.au/object/167259
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Queensland
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Fairholme, George Knight Erskine. | (1822–1889) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist
R. Appel's Anastatic Press | (1847–1858) English | Organisation | printer
Last Updated
07 May 2025