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J.B. Hack's farm at Echunga Springs [PRG 50/34/2] • Artwork

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Summary

Watercolour painting of J.B. Hack's farm at Echunga Springs, Mount Barker. Attributed to Governor George Gawler. Inscription on verso reads 'Sketch of J. Barton Hack Esq.'s Farm. by Col Geo Gawler. Govr of S. Australia. 1838-1842. Echiunga [sic] Springs. Mt Barker. S. Australia. Grandfather of R. & L. Poulden.' The artwork is painted from a view point downwards towards a white two storey house in a wide valley, with a smaller building beside it. There is cattle in fenced paddocks around the house and more buildings beyond. There has been a degree of land clearing although some remaining bush is represented. There is a small hut in the left foreground.

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Physical description

Artwork
watercolour
26 cm x 35 cm

Dates / Publication details

n.d.

Creator

Gawler (Family

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Historical information

A letter from Barton Hack, dated 13 June 1841 reads 'About a week ago I invited Colonel, Mrs and Miss Gawler to come and spend a few days with us at the 'Springs' and very much did we enjoy their visit, G. Hall, the late private secretary was with them, I never saw anyone so devotedly attached to the Colonel as he appears to be, he is like his counterpart in mind. One of the days of their stay here I drove the ladies including dear Bbc [the family's name for Bridget, Mrs Barton Hack] nearly to the top of Mount Barker from which they all reached the summit and had a glorious view, all the points of which were pointed out by the Colonel'. In his autobiographical writings, 'South Australian Register Supplement', 9 August 1884, he wrote: 'Before they left for England we had the great gratification of a few days' visit from Colonel and Mrs Gawler. The Colonel took a view of the house and garden, which was much admired'. [Information supplied by C. Durrant].

Digitisation information

Date

17/04/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,265 x 3,151 pixels (13.4 MP)

Size

40.35 MB

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