Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil

The Australasian Sketcher with Pen and Pencil was a monthly magazine published in Melbourne by The Argus between 1873 and 1889.

[3] The magazine contained many illustrations and engravings as well as original articles, poetry and short stories, musical and theatrical reviews, social and sporting notes which capture "the picturesque phases of our public and social life of notable objects and events in Australia and New Zealand".

The Sketcher employed many prominent artists, including Louis Buvelot,[5] John Gully, political cartoonist Tom Carrington[6] and illustrator Julian Ashton.

[8][1] Authors and poets who wrote for the publication include Marcus Clarke and James Brunton Stephens.

In 1880 it briefly moved to a fortnightly publication which lasted until 1882 before returning to a monthly journal.