Walter PRESTON

Born
1777 England
Died
(after 1821) Australia
Nationality
English

 (4 works)

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  • Corrobborree or dance of the natives of New South Wales. New Holland
    Title
    Corrobborree or dance of the natives of New South Wales. New Holland
    Production date
    (1817-1818)
    Artist/Maker
    Walter PRESTON (etcher); Joseph LYCETT (attributed to) (draughtsman)
    Medium
    etching and engraving with later hand-colouring and gum arabic
    Accession number
    2010.105
    Credit Line
    Gift of an anonymous donor through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2010
  • View of Shark’s Bay in New South Wales. Taken from Vinegar Hill
    Title
    View of Shark’s Bay in New South Wales. Taken from Vinegar Hill
    Production date
    (1812); 1814 {published}
    Artist/Maker
    Walter PRESTON (etcher); John EYRE (draughtsman)
    Medium
    etching and engraving
    Accession number
    2010.104
    Credit Line
    Gift of an anonymous donor through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2010
  • An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales
    Title
    An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales
    Production date
    1821
    Artist/Maker
    Walter PRESTON (etcher); Joseph LYCETT (attributed to) (after); James WALLIS (draughtsman)
    Medium
    book: etchings, letterpress, 42 pages, marbled paper, half-leather and wood cover, with embossing and gold tooling, stitched binding
    Accession number
    2010.322
    Credit Line
    Joe White Bequest, 2010