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), 3892; Craig (1961), p.58-65

Date made

1844

Place made

Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (black image, light buff tint)

Text printed from matrix

printed lower right within image, 'J.S. Prout / 1844'.
printed lower centre below image, 'THE FEMALE FACTORY / FROM THE NEW WARF / T. Bluett Printer V.D.L.

Matrix size

27.4 x 40.8 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

66650

Creators

Prout, John Skinner | (1805–1876) Australian | English | Male | artist

Bluett, Thomas. | (1819–1846) English | Male | printer

Last Updated

20 May 2026