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A print from Johnny Fawkner's press
1902
Medium
woodcut
Measurements
15.3 × 15.4 cm (block) 21.6 × 20.2 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Acquired before 1976
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in brown pen and ink on reverse u.l.: Printed on Fawkner's Press / (the first printing Press / used in Victoria - 1837) / This block was designed by / Blamire Young - artist - for the / Library Association's Loan Exhibition / at the National Gallery May 1902 / and printed by Syd Young of Wrights' Lane - Melbourne / (... illeg.) (crossed through) / (...illeg.) / 1902
Accession Number
P118-1976
Departments
Australian Prints / Australian Prints & Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest