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Darwin [B 1048] • Artwork

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Summary

This oil sketch on paper of a landscape including Fort Point, Port Darwin, illustrates the main camp of the Northern Territory Survey Expedition (1868-1870). This work is naive in comparison to other works painted by the same artist from this group. Hoare has composed this scene from an offshore vantage point, perhaps from a boat. The main focus of the work is a large, tree covered plateau, which is very close to the shoreline. This area is crowned with what is most likely an english flag attached to a tall pole. To the left, sheltered by the land mass is a camp of approximately a dozen white tents, pitched in front of a few, more permanent timber structures. To the far right, on a narrow beach at the bottom of the plateau and possibly included to represent scale, are tiny figures and horses. They appear to be preparing to load or unload a vessel by the jetty. To the left, the artist has included a figure driving a horse and cart on the beach.

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Physical description

Artwork (oil sketch on paper, landscape); 34.5 cm x 20.5 cm (image)

Dates / Publication details

1869

Artist

Hoare, William Webster

Collection

Part of Darwin Collection

Subject

Hoare, William Webster, 1841-1927, artist
Northern Territory Survey Expedition (1868-1870)
Landscape painting
Landscape
Camps -- Northern Territory -- Darwin

Catalogue record

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General notes

Great care has been taken to represent details of individual tree trunks, branches and scrub and particular attention paid to colour. The hues of the sky and water are muted perhaps indicating overcast weather. Overall, this work is an intruiging record of the Northern Territory Survey Expedition.

Historical information

W.W. Hoare was born in 19 January 1841 at Faversham, Kent, England. He died on 20 October 1927 at Ramsgate, Kent, England. Hoare was a surgeon's assistant and dispenser for Goyder's expedition to the Northern Territory. He was a medical dispenser in Adelaide Hospital until 1892. Hoare was also an accomplished artist and created accurate botanical and zoological drawings during the Goyder expedition.

Digitisation information

Date

17/01/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,151 x 2,480 pixels (10.3 MP)

Size

30.91 MB

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