Drafting cattle on horseback
Primary Artist
George Knight Erskine Fairholme (1822–1889)
Title
Source
Fifteen views of Australia in 1845 by G.K.E.F.: London, published by the artist, printed by R. Appel, c.1853
Page or Plate number
number 7.
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), not listed
Date made
1851 – c.1853
Place made
London, England View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in black ink, from one stone
Text printed from matrix
Printed upper centre above printed image border, 'No. 7.'.
Printed lower left within image, 'GKEF.'.
Printed lower left below printed image border line, 'Australia. Drafting cattle on horseback.'.
Matrix size
16.7 x 25.0 cm (printed image).
Support
thin cream wove paper
Support size
25.0 x 32.4 cm (sheet)
Manufacturers mark
no manufacturer's mark
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression
Edition information
edition unknown
Subject description
Stockmen on horses separating cattle into two herds
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
167264
Accession number
2009.44.7
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 4, 2008/2009 (2009-02-24)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Peter Arnold Antiquarian Booksellers, Melbourne, 2009.
Credit line
Purchased 2009
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Queensland
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Fairholme, George Knight Erskine. | (1822–1889) Australian | Scottish | Male | artist
R. Appel's Anastatic Press | (1847–1858) English | Organisation | printer
Last Updated
07 May 2025