View of the north shore, port of Melbourne, 1862 / by W.F.E. Liardet

XV2/1862/1

fonds

1862

Graphic Materials, Prints

446365

Prints - 1 lithograph - 57.6 x 106.2 cm.

Another lithographic print is located in the Dixson Galleries collection at DG 454.
Provenance of item derived from a list of material that was deposited with the National Art Gallery (Art Gallery of N.S.W.), prior to the Mitchell Library's opening in 1910.

Artist's details and date on image at lower right, "W.F.E. Liardet / pinxt / Jany. 1862"
Printed beneath image at left, "W.F.E. Liardet, del"
Title at center on border beneath image with further title information, "View of the north shore, port of Melbourne / Dedicated by permission to his Excellency Sir Henry Barkly K.G.B. by his obedient servant / W.F. Evelyn Liardet / The object of this Drawing is to show the vast mercantile interest which has arisen in a few years upon the north shore of Hobson's Bay, so well known to thousands as Liardet's Beach, and which at one time had no other Beacon than a cask to point out the Landing"
Publisher's details printed at right beneath image, "Printed by J. Hamel, 88 Collins St West"