Primary Artist

John Phillips (1808–1842)

Title

Peel, Peel, Swan River Peel! Very Fine Peel!

Date made

6 June 1829 (imprint)

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured in watercolour

Text printed from matrix

printed lower left below image in black ink, 'A Sharpshooter fec.'.
printed lower centre below image in black ink, 'PEEL, PEEL, SWAN RIVER PEEL! VERY FINE PEEL!!!'.
printed lower centre below title in black ink, 'Pub June 6, 1829, by J. Fairburn Broadway Ludgate-hill, where all the newest Caricatures are daily publishing'.

Matrix size

30.2 x 21.4 cm (printed image); 31.2 x 21.4 cm (printed image and text)

Edition information

print run unknown

Subject categories

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Caricature | Australia, Art period: Colonial, Western Australia | Collection: The Wordsworth collection of Western Australian colonial art, acquired 2010.

Legacy id

204621

Creators

Fairburn, John. | (1789–) English | Male | publisher

Phillips, John. | (1808–1842) English | Male | artist

Last Updated

20 Jan 2026