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Pioneers landing at Port Adelaide [B 1212] • Artwork

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Summary

Watercolour on paper sketch depicting pioneers being carried on the backs of sailors through the shallow waters of Port Adelaide (Port Misery) as they land for the first time in South Australia.

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Physical description

Artwork (watercolour on paper); 22.5 cm x 30.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1839

Artist

Skipper, John Michael

Collection

Part of Artwork Collection (WITHDRAWN)

Subject

Skipper, John Michael, 1815-1883
Pioneers -- South Australia -- Port Adelaide
Caricatures and cartoons -- South Australia

Catalogue record

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General notes

Artwork signed and dated 'JMS 1839', bottom right corner.

See also 'Visions of Adelaide 1836-1886' exhibition catalogue by Tracey Lock-Weir, Art Gallery of South Australia, Thames and Hudson, Victoria, 2005.

Negative (glass) made from photograph.

Digitisation information

Date

17/03/2004

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,602 x 2,668 pixels (9.6 MP)

Size

28.86 MB

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