Ballarat from the Fire Brigade Tower (looking East)
1870
Medium
engraving and letterpress
Measurements
48.0 × 96.0 cm (plate) 75.6 × 106.8 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Mr John Dent, 1982
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Edition
proof
Inscription
inscribed in plate (in image) l.l.: Eug:v:Guérard (uérard underlined) dis.
inscribed in pencil l.r.: P
Accession Number
P96-1982
Departments
Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings
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