The female factory from Proctor's Quarry
Primary Artist
John Skinner Prout (1805–1876)
Title
The female factory from Proctor's Quarry
Source
Tasmania Illustrated. Hobart Town, 1844
Page or Plate number
plate 1
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),
Date made
1844
Place made
Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (black image, light buff tint)
Matrix size
27.4 x 40.8 cm (printed image)
Support
thin smooth cream wove paper
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print-run unknown
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
202886
Accession number
2009.1024.1.12
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 2, 2009/2010 (2009-10-27)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from John McPhee, Sydney, 2009.
Credit line
Purchased 2009
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Prout, John Skinner | (1805–1876) Australian | English | Male | artist
Bluett, Thomas. | (1819–1846) English | Male | printer
Last Updated
20 May 2026