James (1748) Wallis Paintings & Artwork for Sale | James (1748) Wallis Art Value Price Guide

May. 02, 2020
Wallis, RARE - A View of Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. 1
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
This rare and historical engraving is from James Wallis's An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements. The work was published in London for R. Ackermann in 1821. The work is very important and contains views of Sydney, Newcastle and Hawkesbury River, as well as an Aboriginal Corrobborree. This work contains a fair bit of folklore around its history. Wallis had taken credit for the drawings as his own on the title page. However, the Mitchell Library purchased the original sketch album in 2011, which shows conclusively that the drawings were done by a convict artist, Joseph Lycett. The engravings were also completed by another convict transport, W. Preston. Preston was said to have engraved the views from the sheet-copper of the hulls of ships as none was available in New South Wales. Wallis arrived to Australia with the 46th regiment. Preston and Lycett were his prisoners in transport as well as at the Newcastle penal settlement between 1816 and 1818. "Wallis's book has a most important position in a collection of Australian plate books. It is the first book of general landscape views of early New South Wales, representing the first great celebration of the progress of the colony made under the civilising rule of Governor Macquarie and, indeed, of Wallis himself. It is also the first plate book, properly so called, to consist entirely of plates engraved in the colony by a colonial engraver". (Wantrup)
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May. 02, 2020
Wallis, RARE - A View of Dawes Battery at the Entrance of Sydney Cove, New South Wales, Australia
Est: $500 - $1,000
This rare and historical engraving is from James Wallis's An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements. The work was published in London for R. Ackermann in 1821. The work is very important and contains views of Sydney, Newcastle and Hawkesbury River, as well as an Aboriginal Corrobborree. This work contains a fair bit of folklore around its history. Wallis had taken credit for the drawings as his own on the title page. However, the Mitchell Library purchased the original sketch album in 2011, which shows conclusively that the drawings were done by a convict artist, Joseph Lycett. The engravings were also completed by another convict transport, W. Preston. Preston was said to have engraved the views from the sheet-copper of the hulls of ships as none was available in New South Wales. Wallis arrived to Australia with the 46th regiment. Preston and Lycett were his prisoners in transport as well as at the Newcastle penal settlement between 1816 and 1818. "Wallis's book has a most important position in a collection of Australian plate books. It is the first book of general landscape views of early New South Wales, representing the first great celebration of the progress of the colony made under the civilising rule of Governor Macquarie and, indeed, of Wallis himself. It is also the first plate book, properly so called, to consist entirely of plates engraved in the colony by a colonial engraver". (Wantrup)
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May. 02, 2020
Wallis, RARE - View of Hunter's River, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Est: $500 - $1,000
This rare and historical engraving is from James Wallis's An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements. The work was published in London for R. Ackermann in 1821. The work is very important and contains views of Sydney, Newcastle and Hawkesbury River, as well as an Aboriginal Corrobborree. This work contains a fair bit of folklore around its history. Wallis had taken credit for the drawings as his own on the title page. However, the Mitchell Library purchased the original sketch album in 2011, which shows conclusively that the drawings were done by a convict artist, Joseph Lycett. The engravings were also completed by another convict transport, W. Preston. Preston was said to have engraved the views from the sheet-copper of the hulls of ships as none was available in New South Wales. Wallis arrived to Australia with the 46th regiment. Preston and Lycett were his prisoners in transport as well as at the Newcastle penal settlement between 1816 and 1818. "Wallis's book has a most important position in a collection of Australian plate books. It is the first book of general landscape views of early New South Wales, representing the first great celebration of the progress of the colony made under the civilising rule of Governor Macquarie and, indeed, of Wallis himself. It is also the first plate book, properly so called, to consist entirely of plates engraved in the colony by a colonial engraver". (Wantrup)
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May. 02, 2020
Wallis, RARE - A Plan of Port Macquarie, including a Sketch of Part of Hastings River on the East Coast of New South Wales, Australia
Est: $500 - $1,000
This rare and historical engraving is from James Wallis's An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements. The work was published in London for R. Ackermann in 1821. The work is very important and contains views of Sydney, Newcastle and Hawkesbury River, as well as an Aboriginal Corrobborree. This work contains a fair bit of folklore around its history. Wallis had taken credit for the drawings as his own on the title page. However, the Mitchell Library purchased the original sketch album in 2011, which shows conclusively that the drawings were done by a convict artist, Joseph Lycett. The engravings were also completed by another convict transport, W. Preston. Preston was said to have engraved the views from the sheet-copper of the hulls of ships as none was available in New South Wales. Wallis arrived to Australia with the 46th regiment. Preston and Lycett were his prisoners in transport as well as at the Newcastle penal settlement between 1816 and 1818. "Wallis's book has a most important position in a collection of Australian plate books. It is the first book of general landscape views of early New South Wales, representing the first great celebration of the progress of the colony made under the civilising rule of Governor Macquarie and, indeed, of Wallis himself. It is also the first plate book, properly so called, to consist entirely of plates engraved in the colony by a colonial engraver". (Wantrup)
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Apr. 25, 2020
Wallis, RARE - Corrobborree, Or Dance of the Natives of New South Wales, New Holland
Est: $500 - $1,000
This is the first image of a corroboree ever published. It is depictinge a public corroboree of the ‘Newcastle tribe’ in 1818. Captain Wallis invited the local Chief of the Newcastle tribe, Burigon, to entertain Governor Macquarie who was visiting Newcastle at the time. Burigon gathered 40 tribesmen to perform a corroboree. It was said at the time both the performers and the audience were on fine terms. The performers were rewarded with rum and maize at the end of the evening. In his writings, Wallis describes King Burigon, the tall figure standing and laughing to the left in the painting as a brave, expert fellow. It has been recorded that Burigon, to prove “his confidence in British humanity”, presented his eldest son to Governor Macquarie to be placed in the native institution in Parramatta. In late 1820, Chief Burigon died - mortally wounded while trying to apprehend an escaped convict. This rare and historical engraving is from James Wallis's An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements. The work was published in London for R. Ackermann in 1821. The work is very important and contains views of Sydney, Newcastle and Hawkesbury River, as well as an Aboriginal Corrobborree. This work contains a fair bit of folklore around its history. Wallis had taken credit for the drawings as his own on the title page. However, the Mitchell Library purchased the original sketch album in 2011, which shows conclusively that the drawings were done by a convict artist, Joseph Lycett. The engravings were also completed by another convict transport, W. Preston. Preston was said to have engraved the views from the sheet-copper of the hulls of ships as none was available in New South Wales. Wallis arrived to Australia with the 46th regiment. Preston and Lycett were his prisoners in transport as well as at the Newcastle penal settlement between 1816 and 1818. "Wallis's book has a most important position in a collection of Australian plate books. It is the first book of general landscape views of early New South Wales, representing the first great celebration of the progress of the colony made under the civilising rule of Governor Macquarie and, indeed, of Wallis himself. It is also the first plate book, properly so called, to consist entirely of plates engraved in the colony by a colonial engraver". (Wantrup)
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Apr. 25, 2020
Wallis, RARE - Vaucluse Bay, Port Jackson, New South Wales
Est: $500 - $1,000
This rare and historical engraving is from James Wallis's An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements. The work was published in London for R. Ackermann in 1821. The work is very important and contains views of Sydney, Newcastle and Hawkesbury River, as well as an Aboriginal Corrobborree. This work contains a fair bit of folklore around its history. Wallis had taken credit for the drawings as his own on the title page. However, the Mitchell Library purchased the original sketch album in 2011, which shows conclusively that the drawings were done by a convict artist, Joseph Lycett. The engravings were also completed by another convict transport, W. Preston. Preston was said to have engraved the views from the sheet-copper of the hulls of ships as none was available in New South Wales. Wallis arrived to Australia with the 46th regiment. Preston and Lycett were his prisoners in transport as well as at the Newcastle penal settlement between 1816 and 1818. "Wallis's book has a most important position in a collection of Australian plate books. It is the first book of general landscape views of early New South Wales, representing the first great celebration of the progress of the colony made under the civilising rule of Governor Macquarie and, indeed, of Wallis himself. It is also the first plate book, properly so called, to consist entirely of plates engraved in the colony by a colonial engraver". (Wantrup)
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Apr. 25, 2020
Wallis, RARE - North and South Head's in Port Jackson, New South Wales
Est: $500 - $1,000
This rare and historical engraving is from James Wallis's An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements. The work was published in London for R. Ackermann in 1821. The work is very important and contains views of Sydney, Newcastle and Hawkesbury River, as well as an Aboriginal Corrobborree. This work contains a fair bit of folklore around its history. Wallis had taken credit for the drawings as his own on the title page. However, the Mitchell Library purchased the original sketch album in 2011, which shows conclusively that the drawings were done by a convict artist, Joseph Lycett. The engravings were also completed by another convict transport, W. Preston. Preston was said to have engraved the views from the sheet-copper of the hulls of ships as none was available in New South Wales. Wallis arrived to Australia with the 46th regiment. Preston and Lycett were his prisoners in transport as well as at the Newcastle penal settlement between 1816 and 1818. "Wallis's book has a most important position in a collection of Australian plate books. It is the first book of general landscape views of early New South Wales, representing the first great celebration of the progress of the colony made under the civilising rule of Governor Macquarie and, indeed, of Wallis himself. It is also the first plate book, properly so called, to consist entirely of plates engraved in the colony by a colonial engraver". (Wantrup)
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Apr. 25, 2020
Wallis, RARE - Newcastle, Hunter's River, New South Wales
Est: $500 - $1,000
This rare and historical engraving is from James Wallis's An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements. The work was published in London for R. Ackermann in 1821. The work is very important and contains views of Sydney, Newcastle and Hawkesbury River, as well as an Aboriginal Corrobborree. This work contains a fair bit of folklore around its history. Wallis had taken credit for the drawings as his own on the title page. However, the Mitchell Library purchased the original sketch album in 2011, which shows conclusively that the drawings were done by a convict artist, Joseph Lycett. The engravings were also completed by another convict transport, W. Preston. Preston was said to have engraved the views from the sheet-copper of the hulls of ships as none was available in New South Wales. Wallis arrived to Australia with the 46th regiment. Preston and Lycett were his prisoners in transport as well as at the Newcastle penal settlement between 1816 and 1818. "Wallis's book has a most important position in a collection of Australian plate books. It is the first book of general landscape views of early New South Wales, representing the first great celebration of the progress of the colony made under the civilising rule of Governor Macquarie and, indeed, of Wallis himself. It is also the first plate book, properly so called, to consist entirely of plates engraved in the colony by a colonial engraver". (Wantrup)
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Apr. 11, 2020
Wallis - RARE: Sydney from the North Shore, New South Wales, Australia
Est: $3,000 - $6,000
This particular view of Sydney is the most important of the work. It shows the cove and part of Sydney and was drawn from Dawes Battery. This rare and historical engraving is from James Wallis's An Historical Account of the Colony of New South Wales and its Dependent Settlements. The work was published in London for R. Ackermann in 1821. The work is very important and contains views of Sydney, Newcastle and Hawkesbury River, as well as an Aboriginal Corrobborree. This work contains a fair bit of folklore around its history. Wallis had taken credit for the drawings as his own on the title page. However, the Mitchell Library purchased the original sketch album in 2011, which shows conclusively that the drawings were done by a convict artist, Joseph Lycett. The engravings were also completed by another convict transport, W. Preston. Preston was said to have engraved the views from the sheet-copper of the hulls of ships as none was available in New South Wales. Wallis arrived to Australia with the 46th regiment. Preston and Lycett were his prisoners in transport as well as at the Newcastle penal settlement between 1816 and 1818. "Wallis's book has a most important position in a collection of Australian plate books. It is the first book of general landscape views of early New South Wales, representing the first great celebration of the progress of the colony made under the civilising rule of Governor Macquarie and, indeed, of Wallis himself. It is also the first plate book, properly so called, to consist entirely of plates engraved in the colony by a colonial engraver". (Wantrup)
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Sep. 16, 2014
WALLIS (JAMES)
Est: £200 - £300
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Bonhams
Oct. 17, 2012
James Wallis
Est: £40 - £80
James Wallis London and Westminster in the Reign of Queen Elizabeth Anno Dom.1563 published 1789 handcoloured engraving on two sheets, laid to board 38 x 103.5cm
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