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Proclamation ceremony [B 19466] • Artwork

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Summary

Photograph of the 1836 proclamation ceremony, from an original painting by Charles Hill (the original is held by the Art Gallery of South Australia). [The date of the painting is uncertain - somewhere between 1855 and 1870.]

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Physical description

Photograph (colour print); 282 cm x 145 cm x 10 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1860

Artist

Hill, Charles

Collection

Part of Glenelg Collection

Subject

Proclamation Day (S.A.)

Catalogue record

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General notes

A copy of the key to the painting can be found at B 47164; a more recent re-working of the key may be found at PRG 280/1/24/1 (online or hard copy can be requested at the reference desk.]

Historical information

Hill was born on 13 August 1824 in Coventry, England, and arrived in South Australia in 1854. He died on 16 September 1915 in Adelaide. Hill was the foundation president of the Royal South Australian Society of Arts. He was an engraver and drawing master.

Digitisation information

Date

02/03/2012

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,369 x 2,735 pixels (14.7 MP)

Size

44.09 MB

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