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A collection of drawings in watercolour, ink and pencil : illustrative of the life, character & scen...

A collection of drawings in watercolour, ink and pencil : illustrative of the life, character & scen...

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A collection of drawings in watercolour, ink and pencil : illustrative of the life, character & scenery of Melbourne 1850-1862. First series / drawn by William Strutt

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Full title

A collection of drawings in watercolour, ink and pencil : illustrative of the life, character & scenery of Melbourne 1850-1862. First series / drawn by William Strutt

Date

1850-1862

Call Numbers

DL PXX 5

Record Identifier

Yj7dxaL9

Reference Code

457946

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

Albums - 1 album of 25 ff. of drawings -- 32 x 44.5 cm. in box.

Other Descriptions

Level of description

Fonds

Access and use

Copying Conditions

Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955

Please acknowledge: : Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales

Issue Copy

Digitised

More information

Scope and Contents

Contents

Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952.
Contains photographs and drawings and prints, pasted on leaves, with captions in Strutt's handwriting below many of the items.

f.1 Title page : A Collection of Drawings / in Watercolour Ink & Pencil / By William Strutt. R.B.C. F.Z.S. / Illustrative of the Life, Character & / Scenery of Melbourne /...

Alternative Titles

Full title

A collection of drawings in watercolour, ink and pencil : illustrative of the life, character & scenery of Melbourne 1850-1862. First series / drawn by William Strutt

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Bound by Sangorski & Suttcliffe, London, in quarter leather (blue morocco).
Hand lettered title page.

Digital order no:Album ID : 1301439

Signature / Inscriptions

Some are signed "Wm Strutt", or "W. Strutt", many have handwritten captions.
Some are dated.

Contextual Information

Administrative / Biographical history

William Strutt, b. England 1825, d. England 1915; lived in Victoria for 12 years, 1850-1862. A portrait and history painter, he depicted scenes of Ballarat goldfields, bushfires, bush life, portraits, animals, the Burke and Wills exploring expedition, Aboriginal and other mounted police and other portraits. His work is a pictorial record of the col...

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

DL PXX 5

Record Identifier

Yj7dxaL9

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yj7dxaL9

Other Identifiers

Reference code

457946

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