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'The Murray 60 miles above the Lake' [PRG 50/34/8] • Artwork

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Summary

Watercolour identified on the back as 'The Murray 60 miles above the Lake. Extraordinary wall of fossil cliffs 800 feet high'. Another annotation, in a different hand reads 'By Col. Geo Gawler. Governor of S. Australia 1838-1842. Grandfather of R. & L. Poulden. (handwriting of the above)'. [A note on the series list challenges this: 'Attributed by his descendants to Governor George Gawler, but probably by J.M. Skipper.'] The painting is similar in style to those by Skipper, although in much darker colours. The Murray River is a minor feature in the middle distance; with cattle shown grazing on cleared land as viewed from a high vanatge point, and with river cliffs and blue hills in the distance.

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Physical description

Artwork
watercolour
23 cm x 30.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

n.d.

Creator

Gawler (Family

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Digitisation information

Date

17/04/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,670 x 2,834 pixels (10.4 MP)

Size

31.23 MB

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