Victoria STGill Bendigo from the Road to Eagle Hawk. Antique Print c1857

by Gill, Samuel Thomas

S.T.Gill antique print of life on the goldfields at Bendigo during the early colonial days of Australia. 

Original steel engraving by James Tingle after the sketch by Samuel Thomas (S.T.) Gill (1818-1880) for Victoria Illustrated published Melbourne circa 1857. At 21, Gill migrated from London to South Australia. He tried his luck on the goldfields but had more success with his character studies of life on the goldfields. He then moved to Victoria to pursue his painting and drawing of colonial life in Australia.

While we only show the image detail, the engraving is the full published size of 20 x 28cm (8" x 11"). This engraving is black & white as published.