View of Sydney from St. Leonards
Primary Artist
Thomas Shotter Boys (1803–1874)
Title
View of Sydney from St. Leonards
Other titles
Sydney from the North Shore
Date made
11 September 1843 (imprint)
Place made
London, Greater London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour inks, from multiple stones; with additional hand-colouring
Matrix size
27.4 x 50.4 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
Support size
27.5 x 50.5 cm (sheet)
State
working state
Impression
undesignated proof impression before title
Edition information
print run unknown
Production notes
In early issues of this lithograph, there are two Aboriginal figures featured in the foreground, one sitting , one standing and a dog. In later issues of this lithograph Martens has overpainted these figures and introduced European settlers.
Collection
National Library of Australia
Accession number
NK543.
Accession method
Purchase
Provenance
Rex Nan Kivell.
Credit line
Rex Nan Kivell Collection NK543.
Country of context
Australia
Notes
This impression has all text except title
Creators
Boys, Thomas Shotter. | (1803–1874) English | Male | lithographer
Martens, Conrad. | (1801–1878) Australian | English | Male | print after
Paul & Dominic Colnaghi. | English | Organisation | publisher
Graf, Charles. | (1843–1851) English | Organisation | printer
Last Updated
13 Feb 2026