[Georges Hall, Major Johnston's Bankstown Estate NSW], 1805 / George Johnston
[Georges Hall, Major Johnston's Bankstown Estate NSW], 1805 / George Johnston
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1805
Call Numbers
SSV/65
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Physical Description
Contents
Drawings - 12.4 x 8.3 cm. - 19.6 x 26.2 cm., mount - 1 watercolour drawing on mount
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Full title
[Georges Hall, Major Johnston's Bankstown Estate NSW], 1805 / George Johnston
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
The watercolour depicts a small residence, probably weatherboard, and an embryonic, possibly fruit, garden. The property appears to be carved out of the bush, and is a good, and rare, representation of development outside main town centres.
This small watercolour is the first work by the young Johnston (indeed the first work by any Johnston) to...
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated at lower left, "G. Johnston / Apl 1805"
Handwritten on reverse of contemporary mount, "Major Johnstone's House / New South Wales / Drawn by his Son"
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased Sept. 2003
Administrative / Biographical history
George Johnston (1790-1820), who was born in the colony, was the son of the well-known early colonial identity Major George Johnston (1764-1823). Johnston Senior was given extensive grants of land in the Georges River district in 1798 and 1804. Johnston junior, the artist of the watercolour, was given a land grant of 500 acres from Governor King in...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SSV/65
Record Identifier
YRlZa4ln
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YRlZa4ln
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Reference code
431177
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