[Blue Mountains, ca. 1815-1816] / watercolour drawings by John William Lewin
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[Blue Mountains, ca. 1815-1816] / watercolour drawings by John William Lewin
[Blue Mountains, ca. 1815-1816] / watercolour drawings by John William Lewin
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1815-1816
Call Numbers
PXE 888
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
Drawings (3 boxes) - 24.5 x 29.7 cm or smaller - 16 watercolour drawings
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Level of description
Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
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Digitised
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Illustrations of a tour across the Blue Mountains in 1815 with Governor Macquarie. These were later used to illustrate Antill's diary. This collection was re-arranged in 2002 to correspond to Antill's Journal.
1a. Emu Ford
51 x 33 cm.
1b. Emu Ford
24.6 x 29.9 cm.
1c. [Backing sheet]
24.5 x 29.9 cm.
2. Spring Wood [i....
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Blue Mountains, ca. 1815-1816] / watercolour drawings by John William Lewin
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 823892...
Signature / Inscriptions
No.5 and No.13a are signed in lower right "J.W. Lewin". No.5 is dated 1816
Most of the drawings are unsigned and undated. Nos.1a, 1b, 3, 4, and 5 are titled in a later hand below image. No.6 has a partially visible printed title "...rse of the Pass". Nos. 3, 7, and 15 have inaccurate printed titles that are not contemporary with Lewin.
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Published information
PXE 888/11 published in : Artonview, Issue no. 75, Spring 2013 – article on the 'Australia' exhibition at the Royal Academy, London
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by H. C. Antill, June 1937
Exhibited in
- The Australian Landscape
- Australian landscape, 1802-1975 : a cultural exchange exhibition with China
- The coming of the strangers : life in Australia, 1788-1822
- The Artist and the patron
- Age of Macquarie
- A Rage for Curiosity
- The Governor : Lachlan Macquarie, 1810 to 1821 (Travelling exhibition)
- Lewin: Wild Art
- Australia
Administrative / Biographical history
John William Lewin (1770-1819) was primarily a natural history artist and collector. In April 1815, Lewin accompanied Governor Macquarie's expedition over the Blue Mountains to assess the Bathurst Plains for agricultural and pastoral merit. Lewin recorded the journey in 21 watercolour drawings, of which 15 are held in this series. Amongst the group...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
PXE 888
Record Identifier
n7oVZ4bn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n7oVZ4bn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
421660
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