Collection 24: Australian flowers, 1787-1799 / possibly by William Dawes
Collection 24: Australian flowers, 1787-1799 / possibly by William Dawes
Collection 24: Australian flowers, 1787-1799 / possibly by William Dawes
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1787-1799
Call Numbers
SAFE/PXD 17
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Pictures and Watercolours
Physical Description
Contents
33 drawings - watercolour
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Sub-fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955.
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Physical Access Conditions
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Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
p. 1: unidentified
p. 2, no. 1: Campanula; no. 2: unidentified; no. 3: Anthericum
p. 3, no. 1: Lobelia; no. 2: Orchid
p. 4: unidentified
p. 5: New genus Decandria Monogynia
p. 6: Epidendrum
p. 7: Brabejum
p. 8: unidentified
p. 9: unidentified
p. 10: Clematis
p. 11: Scoevola
p. 12: Solanum stelligesum
p. 13: Em...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Collection 24: Australian flowers, 1787-1799 / possibly by William Dawes
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Titles written in pencil in the hand of Sir James Edward Smith (1759-1828), founder of Linnean Society.
Notes on Raper's drawings (ML PXD 17 and PXD 18), compiled by the Mitchell Library, are located at PXn 368.
Description source
Now attributed as possibly by William Dawes, Marine, who travelled with the First Fleet. (see Natural Curiosity. Unseen art of the First Fleet, Anemaat, L., Sydney: NewSouth Publishing, 2014)
Previously attributed to George Raper, able seaman on board the Sirius, promoted Midshipman en route. Raper was one of the crew stranded on Norfolk Island...
Contextual Information
Source
Acquired from Mr Murray Marks, London dealer, 1911. Marginal note reads: `Submitted by M. Marks through courtesy of Sir T.G. Carmichael, 2 May 1911'. Previously owned by Mr Herbert Shelley.
Exhibited in
- Painting the Pacific
- Possessed : an exhibition of treasures
State Library of New South Wales (28 January - 28 April, 2002). Applies to: f.17
State Library of New South Wales (March 1997 - June 1997). Applies to: f.17
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/PXD 17
Record Identifier
nV2qgWEn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nV2qgWEn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
446814
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