Cataract Glen, Mount Wellington, after Skinner Prout c1874.

$95.00

Antique print of a lovely waterfall with a heron, near Mount Wellington in Tasmania. Engraving c1874.

Original steel engraving by Arthur Willmore (1814-1888) from a watercolour by John Skinner Prout (1806-1876) for Edwin Carton Booth's Australia Illustrated published in England circa 1874 by Virtue & Company. This series of views arelovely records of places that have been considerably changed by development over the years.

Skinner Prout was born in Plymouth, England, and in 1840, arrived in Sydney with his wife and seven children. He brought a complete lithographic printing press with him, and in early 1841 he started producing lithographed versions of his drawings of Sydney. In January 1844 Prout moved to Hobart and commenced drawing Hobart and its environs for a series of lithographs. He went on many sketching trips throughout New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania, and often accompanied sketching clubs that he helped to organize. Prout and his family returned to England in April 1848.

This engraving is in good condition, with fine later hand-colour. There are wide margins, as published. Page size is 270 x 210mm. (approx 8 1/2 x 10 5/8 inches). Image: 180 x 122mm (7 x 4 3/4 inches).