Hobart Town and the Derwent River, Van Dieman's Land.
Primary Artist
Captain Charles Hext (1815–1855)
Title
Hobart Town and the Derwent River, Van Dieman's Land.
Work number
GB.E.1845.00.00
Date made
about 1845
Place made
Liverpool, Lancashire, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (image in black ink; tint stone in buff green
Text printed from matrix
Printed lower right below printed image , 'C.Hutchins, Lithographer, Liverpool.'
Printed lower centre below printed image, 'HOBART TOWN AND THE DERWENT RIVER, VAN DIEMAN'S LAND, / FROM A SKETCH BY CAPTN. HEXT, 4th., THE KING'S OWN REGIMENT.'.
Matrix size
15.3 x 25.0 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
24.4 x 30.8 cm
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Inscriptions or device subsequently added to the work
Inscribed lower right corner of sheet in black pencil, 'LOT 542 CRAIG $550'.
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
311011
Accession number
2017.214
Accession method
Purchase
Provenance
Clifford Craig, Tasmania.
Credit line
Purchased 2017
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Hext, Captain Charles. | (1815–1855) English | Male | print after
Hutchins, Charles. | (1838–) English | Male | lithographer
Last Updated
11 Jul 2025