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[Aborigines hunting], April 1858 / T. Balcombe
[Aborigines hunting], April 1858 / T. Balcombe
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1858
Call Numbers
ML 1410 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 2, East Wall, no. 171
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 24.3 x 19 cm (sight) in frame 41.4 x 36.2 cm - oil
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
More information
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Aborigines hunting], April 1858 / T. Balcombe
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed lower left.
Dated on reverse.
Description source
Titled by cataloguer.
Object History
From the Estate of Pro Hart, Broken Hill, NSW
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Deutscher and Hackett, 17 April 2008, Lot 113
Exhibited in
Administrative / Biographical history
Thomas Balcombe (1810-1861) was a prolific artist of sporting, animal and Aboriginal subjects and also a print maker. From the mid-1840s through to his death, Balcombe was an active member of the Sydney art scene, and was a frequent contributor to local exhibitions and art unions.
It is likely that Aborigines hunting was created for the appa...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1410 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 2, East Wall, no. 171
Record Identifier
1wN2Qkmn
Permalink
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Other Identifiers
Reference code
825161
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