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C1890
Mount Monda Crossing River Watt.
Artist:
Scarce c.19th colour lithograph view of Mount Monda, Victoria made in 1889. Mount Monda is within the Yarra Ranges National Park in south Victoria. This was one of the first examples of the new printing technique of photo lithography. In … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Mount Monda Crossing River Watt.
Date:
C1890
Artist:
Engraver:
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Photo lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
365mm
x 295mm
Paper Size:
515mm
x 445mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1890
Description:
Scarce c.19th colour lithograph view of Mount Monda, Victoria made in 1889.
Mount Monda is within the Yarra Ranges National Park in south Victoria.
This was one of the first examples of the new printing technique of photo lithography. In this method the plate was photo sensitised and the image was then transferred by photography. The plate then was inked and printed in the traditional way.
From Picturesque Views of Australia.
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 1411a, Vol. VI, P.1034.
Collections:
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 1586151
National Gallery Australia: Accession Number: 87.425
State Library New South Wales: Call number: X980.1/8
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 : 1411a, Vol. VI, P.1034.
Adam Stephan ( - )
Adam Stephan was a lithographer and Samuel Phillip was a photographer who began working on their new process of photo lithography in 1884, and by late 1887 had formed a company in Sydney. A Melbourne company was established in June 1889 and a Brisbane branch was also contemplated in that year.
