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Nicholas Caire
View of the Hanging Rock, near Mount Macedon (c. 1876)
albumen silver photograph
18.8 × 13.3 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from Admission Funds, 1988
© Public Domain
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View of the Hanging Rock, near Mount Macedon
(c. 1876)
Medium
albumen silver photograph
Measurements
18.8 × 13.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased from Admission Funds, 1988
© Public Domain
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
printed in ink on support l.c.: VIEW OF THE "HANGING ROCK," NEAR MOUNT MACEDON. / COPYRIGHT REGISTERED.
printed in ink (vertically) on support reverse u.c.l.: J.W. FORBES, Agent,
printed in ink (vertically) on support reverse c.l.: ANGLO-AUSTRALASIAN PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY, MELBOURNE.
printed in ink (vertically) on support reverse c.: VIEWS OF VICTORIA. / (GENERAL SERIES.) / No. 6. / VIEW OF THE "HANGING ROCK," NEAR MOUNT MACEDON. / The Hanging Rock is situated about 5 miles in a north-easterly direction from the Railway Station at Woodend, / and is a very picturesque spot. Its formation is singularly peculiar, consisting of gigantic masses of basaltic rock / thrown up on end in a projecting or hanging position. Our illustration represents but a portion of the Rock, as it / is not possible to obtain a view of the whole of it in one picture. The height of these large boulders of rock vary / from 150 to 200 feet.
printed in ink (vertically) on support reverse l.c.l.: 10 Temple Court, Collins Street West.
Accession Number
PH106.6-1988
Department
Australian Photography
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