Item 06: Drawings for ‘Spirit of the Bush’, ca. 1897-1898 / drawn by George Washington Lambert
Item 06: Drawings for ‘Spirit of the Bush’, ca. 1897-1898 / drawn by George Washington Lambert
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ca. 1897-1898
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PX*D 200
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19 drawings - various sizes - pen and ink
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Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
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Contents
No. 1: [The Princess in the basin, ca. 1897-1898]
No. 2: [Oh, how the spirit of the bush fire loved it!, ca. 1897-1898]
No. 3: [Come this way, dear Collaroy, ca. 1897-1898]
No. 4: [I’ve got him, ca. 1897-1898]
No. 5: [It struck him fairly on the head, ca. 1897-1898]
No. 6: [Poor terrors still lay, moaning piteously, ca. 1897-1898]
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Full title
Item 06: Drawings for ‘Spirit of the Bush’, ca. 1897-1898 / drawn by George Washington Lambert
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
No. 19 is unpublished.
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed either Geo. W. Lambert, Geo. W.L., GWL, or no signature. Undated. Untitled.
Attributions / Conjectures
Titled from publications by J.M. Whitfeld. See Published Information.
Published information
Illustrations 1-17 were drawn by Lambert for ‘The Spirit of the bush fire and other Australian fairy tales’ by J.M. Whitfeld, published by Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1898. ¶No. 18 appeared in ‘The Spirit of the bush fire, Book IV’ by J.M. Whitfeld, published by Edward Lee, Sydney, 1916. ¶¶'George W. Lambert retrospective : heroes & icons' / Anne Gr...
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George Washington Lambert (1873-1930), artist, was born on 13 September 1873 at St Petersburg. The family migrated, reaching Sydney on 20 January 1887. Lambert died on 29 May 1930 at Cobbity, near Camden. He was buried in the Anglican section of South Head cemetery. During the late 1890’s, Lambert was influenced by American illustrators such as W....
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PX*D 200
Record Identifier
nM7ldKeY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nM7ldKeY
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825841
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