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'Extreme point at the junction of the Murray with Lake Alexandrina Victoria' [PRG 50/34/6] • Artwork

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Summary

Watercolour painting by colonial artist John Michael Skipper. A note on the reverse reads 'Extreme point at the junction of the Murray with Lake Alexandrina Victoria / the Lake in the distance / Expedition going up the river December 1839'. Signed 'J.M.S., 1840'. A wooden boat, with furled sails is drawn up to the river's edge, with four men of the party standing beside it. One is holding a horse, while a fifth man is mounted on another; a sailor is bundling the sails. Immediately beside the exploration party are two Aborigines seated beside a smoking fire. Two of the ladies who accompanied the expedition, probably Julia Gawler and Charlotte Sturt, can been seen on the far side of the boat; behind them are some of the Murray River cliffs.

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This image depicts Australian Aboriginal people or aspects of their culture.

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Physical description

Artwork
watercolour
27 cm x 34 cm (image), 31.3 cm x 47 cm (mount)

Dates / Publication details

1840

Creator

Gawler (Family

Subject

Alexandrina, Lake (S.A.)
South Australia -- Discovery and exploration

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Local notes

Contains Aboriginal content

Digitisation information

Date

17/04/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,066 x 3,236 pixels (13.2 MP)

Size

39.50 MB

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