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[Looking East from Mount Lofty Range] [B 72814] • Artwork

[Looking East from Mount Lofty Range]

Gill, Samuel Thomas, 1846, Artwork, B 72814/1

Painting by Gill.

[Looking East from Mount Lofty Range]

Gill, Samuel Thomas, 1846, Artwork, B 72814/2

Inscription on back of painting.

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Summary

Painted by S. T. Gill (1818-1880) from a collection of sketches (ten sepia watercolours) from Horrock's expedition, 1846 and South Australia. Signed with initials lower left: S.T.G. Inscribed indistinctly lower right: Looking E from Mt Lofty Range. Inscribed verso: Looking East from Mt Lofty Range - about 5 / miles from Adelaide - and 2 Miles north from / Mount Lofty - and the Great Eastern or Mt Barker / road - Some fine scenery occurs in this neighbourhood / and the Stringy bark forrest [sic] in the Locality - which / is much [?illeg, looks like 'enhanced'] thro the winter season - by the abunda[nt] suply [sic] of water in all the creeks formed by the ravins [sic] / and strip valleys - on either side - / So Australia sketch.

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Physical description

Artwork (sepia watercolour); 14.0 x 22.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1846

Artist

Gill, Samuel Thomas

Collection

Part of Horrocks Expedition Collection

Subject

Horrocks, John Ainsworth, 1818-1846

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Formatted content

B 72814/1: Painting by Gill.
B 72814/2: Inscription on back of painting.

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