Series 01: Australian paintings by J.W. Lewin, G.P. Harris, G.W. Evans and others, 1796-1809
Series 01: Australian paintings by J.W. Lewin, G.P. Harris, G.W. Evans and others, 1796-1809
Series 01: Australian paintings by J.W. Lewin, G.P. Harris, G.W. Evans and others, 1796-1809
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1796-1809
Call Numbers
PXD 388
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
32 watercolours (in 4 volumes) - various sizes
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Series
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
NOTE: For details of the artist of each drawing, see inscriptions and notes below.
VOLUME 1
f.1. Yorkton Port Dalrymple Van Diemens Land, 1808. 22.7 x 32.2 cm.
f.2. A sketch...on the banks of the Paterson's River, N.S.W. intended to represent the Colonels quarters for the night, [1801]. 24 x 34.8 cm.
f.3. A view in Colonel Patersons...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Series 01: Australian paintings by J.W. Lewin, G.P. Harris, G.W. Evans and others, 1796-1809
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 823548...
Signature / Inscriptions
VOLUME 1
f.2 "A Sketch by Lewin taken on the banks of Paterson River N.S.W. intended to represent the Colonels quarters for the night. The Colonel first discovered the river so named and is the figure leaning on his arm" -- inscribed in ink on reverse of scrapbook leaf accompanying vol.1 f.2
f.7 "The Front of Sydney Church / New South Wales....
Conservation note
In 1992 the watercolours were removed from acidic board and the secondary supports with contemporary inscriptions retained.
Watercolours have been separated from the scrapbook leaves to which they were originally attached and remounted in window mounts. The scrapbook leaf accompanying each drawing is kept in a sleeve on reverse of mount.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased January 1950
Exhibited in
- A Rage for Curiosity
- The coming of the strangers : life in Australia, 1788-1822
- Mutiny on the Bounty : the story of Captain William Bligh seaman, navigator, surveyor and of the Bounty mutineers
- Undercurrents
- The Artist and the patron
- In the garden
- The work of art - Australian women writers and artists
- The Rocks area, nineteenth century Sydney
- On the Run. Daring Convict Escapes
- Women Transported : Life in Australia's Convict Female Factories
- The Governor: Lachlan Macquarie, 1810 to 1821
- Mari Nawi : Aboriginal Odysseys 1790-1850
- Lewin: Wild Art
- Australia
- Planting Dreams: Shaping Australian Gardens
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXD 388
Record Identifier
YoldQAA9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YoldQAA9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
447948
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