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C1873
Chinese Lotteries.-Drawing the Numbers for the Bank Ticket.
Artist:
Rare engraving of Chinese conducting a lottery in Melbourne. From the original edition of the Illustrated Australian News.
S/N: IAN-CHINAA-730422052C–422257
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Full Title:
Chinese Lotteries.-Drawing the Numbers for the Bank Ticket.
Date:
C1873
Artist:
Condition:
Lower margin cropped to bottom of title, margin extended, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Engraving.
Image Size:
203mm
x 210mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1873
Description:
Rare engraving of Chinese conducting a lottery in Melbourne.
From the original edition of the Illustrated Australian News.
Samuel Calvert (1828 - 1913)
Samuel Calvert (1828-1913) English painter and engraver who moved to Adelaide after his older brothers John and William migrated to South Australia in 1843. By 1850 Calvert had set up on his own account in King William Street then then moved to Melbourne as an engraver in 1853. He was a prolific and left a large body of work.
