William Leigh - Coloured sketches. South Australia, New South Wales, New Zealand, Cape of Good Hope,...
William Leigh - Coloured sketches. South Australia, New South Wales, New Zealand, Cape of Good Hope,...
William Leigh - Coloured sketches. South Australia, New South Wales, New Zealand, Cape of Good Hope, 1852-1854
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1852-1854
Call Numbers
PXA 1987
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures, Drawings and Watercolours
Physical Description
Contents
1 album (73 pencil and watercolour drawings) - various sizes in album 29 x 42 cm.
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
ff.1-3,6,7,10-13,15-18,20,23,25,27,30-32,35,37-39,42,44-48,53,55,56,61,63-73 are watercolours; f.59 pencil; the remainder are in pencil and watercolour.
1. On the River Brisbane nr Woogeroo [ie Woogaroo]. Aug 12/53. 7.9 x 10.9 cm.
2. View in Port Adelaide. Oct 14. 1852. 25.6 x 37 cm.
3. Entrance to Port Adelaide. Oct 16. 1852. 18 x 25....
Alternative Titles
Full title
William Leigh - Coloured sketches. South Australia, New South Wales, New Zealand, Cape of Good Hope, 1852-1854
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 823715...
Signature / Inscriptions
"Creeper"; "Flower of the Manuka"; "Manuka"; "White Pine"; "Tout"; "Naio" -- inscribed in pencil beneath plant studies, f.57
"Tumatu Kuru"; "Tatramoa" [ie. tataramoa?]; "Coba Coba[?]"; "Aka"; "Kariwaw [ie. kareao] or Suple Jack [ie. supplejack]"; "Tetoka"; "Totara"; "Tarata" -- inscribed in pencil beneath plant studies, f.58
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased April 1926 (with PXA 1989, William Leigh - Sketches in South Australia)
Administrative / Biographical history
William Leigh was born in Staffordshire, England in 1829. His father acquired land in Adelaide in 1837, and invested in mines in South Australia and South Africa. Sent on a restorative sea voyage to the Australasian colonies in 1852, William Leigh sketched prolifically in South Africa, South Australia, NSW, Queensland and New Zealand until his retu...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXA 1987
Record Identifier
YRlZOLgn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YRlZOLgn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
448200
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