Flourishing state of the Swan River thing . The wickedness of London. Royal museum.

Title: Flourishing state of the Swan River thing . The wickedness of London. Royal museum. | Date: 1830 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
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Title

Flourishing state of the Swan River thing . The wickedness of London. Royal museum.

Other titles

Laconic bulletins

Source

Heath, William. The looking glass. London: Thomas McLean, 1 May 1830.

Page or Plate number

vol. 1, no. 5

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986),

Date made

1830

Place made

London, Greater London, England View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

etching, printed in black ink, from one plate

Text printed from matrix

Printed title upper and lower centre within image in black ink, 'LACONIC BULLETINS / THE WICKEDNESS OF LONDON / ROYAL MUSEUM/ FLORISHING [sic] STATE OF THE SWAN RIVER THING'. Printed signature lower left within image in black ink, 'Henry Heath'.

Edition information

edition 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

204624

Last Updated

20 Nov 2025

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Title: Flourishing state of the Swan River thing . The wickedness of London. Royal museum. | Date: 1830 | Technique: etching, printed in black ink, from one plate
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State

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