AT003
Mount Nelson near Hobart Town from near Mulgrave Battery, Van Diemens Land.
By Joseph Lycett from
Views in Australia or New South Wales and Van Diemens Land Delineated, in Fifty Views with Descriptive Letter Press, London, 1825
Lycett (c1775-1828) is one of the earliest artists to depict Australian subjects. He was convicted of forgery in 1811 and sentenced to 14 years transportation to New South Wales.
He arrived in Sydney in 1814 where he soon re-offended. However his artistic ability was a skill in demand in the young colony: he was assigned to work as an artist and had Governor Lachlan MacQuarie as patron.
His most famous work, from which this prints comes, was produced in England, shortly after his return in 1822.
230 x 320mm (9 x 12½ in) Engraving with original hand colour; excellent condition, in acid free mount. SOLD
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