His Excellency Governor Hampton Presenti…

Scarce c.19th hand coloured engraving depicting the ceremony in which the Western Australian Governor Hampton presenting military commissions to officers of the local Volunteer Force, at Government House, Perth.

From the original edition of The Illustrated London News.

References:
De Vries, L. History as Hot News: World of the Early Victorians Through the Eyes of the “Illustrated London News”.. London 1996.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 8438724
State Library Victoria: RARELTEF 052 IL696I
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74Vv5Oy4wEgl