Primary Artist

Walter Preston (1787–1821)

Title

View of Newcastle. New South Wales.

Date made

1817

Place made

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

engraving, printed in black ink, from one copper plate

Text printed from matrix

printed lower centre below image, 'Engrav'd by W. Preston from a Drawing by Cap_t Wallis. 46th Reg_t.'.
printed lower centre below image, 'View of Newcastle. New South Wales.'.

Matrix size

printed image 12.6 x 20.3 cm; border line 12.8 x 20.5 cm; image and text 14.1 x 20.5 cm.

Support

white paper

Support size

sheet, irregular 16.5 x 22.8 cm.

State

not published

Impression

proof impression

Edition information

no print run

Production notes

This print is from a rejected plate engraved by William Preston after a drawing by James Wallis. The image, from a new plate, was eventually published as 'View of Hunter's River. Newcastle. New South Wales.' An impression of the published image is on the verso of this sheet.
Only 2 impressions known

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

264510

Accession number

2014.2412B

Accession method

Purchase

Provenance

Private collection, Sydney.
Horden House, Sydney

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Preston, Walter. | (1787–1821) Australian | English | Male | engraver

Wallis, James. | (1785–1858) Irish | Male | print after

Last Updated

16 Feb 2024