[Pinnace and boat firing on native canoes with figure studies, ca. 1849]
[Pinnace and boat firing on native canoes with figure studies, ca. 1849]
[Pinnace and boat firing on native canoes with figure studies, ca. 1849]
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1849
Call Numbers
SV*/NG-E/4
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Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
Drawings - 28 x 38 cm. - 2 pencil drawings on one sheet
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Item
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The primary sketch shows a boat [the Pinnace] with a cannon and several men on board. To the left of this vessel is another boat with a man firing at the native canoes. In the top left-hand corner are two studies of figures that appear on the main boat.
The sketch on the reverse depicts four natives, possibly from New Guinean or the Louisiade Ar...
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Pinnace and boat firing on native canoes with figure studies, ca. 1849]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 846313...
Signature / Inscriptions
Handwritten in pencil at lower centre of image, "1 .... Boats / 2. Loads" [or Louis i.e. Louisiade].
Inscribed on the reverse, "Ye Native finding ye Grapes are soure".
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Exhibited in
- Upon a painted ocean. Sir Oswald Brierly
State Library of New South Wales (18 October, 2004 - 6 February, 2005)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SV*/NG-E/4
Record Identifier
16AJkbxn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJkbxn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
440190
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