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Government House, December 1837. [PRG 50/37/1] • Artwork

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Summary

Monochrome tinted lithograph by Black & Armstrong on wove paper of Mary Hindmarsh's sketch of 1837 depicting the original Government House in the distance, which was located east of King William Street and above the River Torrens. A horse drawn water cart and ancillary buildings can be seen nearer the foreground. An inscription faintly pencilled in immediately under the bottom edge says 'Government House December 1837'.

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Physical description

Artwork (print)
lithograph
17.2 cm x 26.1 cm on paper 27 cm x 38.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1838

Artist

Hindmarsh, Mary

Subject

Government House (Adelaide, S.A.)
Governors -- South Australia
Art -- South Australia
Pioneers -- South Australia
Cottages -- South Australia
Dwellings -- South Australia
Architecture, Domestic

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Formatted content

Secondary inscription; 'Government House, December 1839'.

General notes

According to Wilson and Borrow in 'The Bridge over the Ocean' (1973), lithographs of this view and others by Mary Hindmarsh were made in England in 1838.

Historical information

It is believed John Hindmarsh and family spent 19 months living at this location during his time as Governor. The house would have been made of wattle and daub, a thatched roof and constructed with timber slabs, calico ceiling and external stone chimneys. It was apparently destroyed by fire 1841.

Digitisation information

Date

16/12/2009

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,704 x 3,313 pixels (15.6 MP)

Size

46.78 MB

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