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City of Adelaide S.A. Looking South-East. [PRG 50/37/8] • Artwork

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Summary

Monochrome tinted lithograph from a drawing by Samuel Calvert of an early settlement in Adelaide looking south-east from a point near Strangways Terrace in North Adelaide. In the foreground Aboriginal people are depicted fishing in the River Torrens (Kaurna name: Karrawirra Parri). The image illustrates the Torrens River and the cattle yards at the north western end of the city opposite the Newmarket Hotel. The Mount Lofty Ranges can be seen in the background.

Restrictions

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

Conditions of use

Physical description

Artwork (print)
lithograph
22.5 cm x 33.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1850

Artist

Calvert, Samuel

Subject

Calvert, Samuel, 1828-1913
Newmarket Hotel (Adelaide, S.A.)
Kaurna (Australian people)
Aboriginal Australians -- South Australia -- Adelaide Region
Torrens River (Adelaide, S.A.)

Catalogue record

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Formatted content

Primary inscription; "Drawn from Nature by S.C.".
Primary inscription; 'Adelaide. Looking south-east from a; point near Strangways Terrace; By S. Calvert 1850-55'.
Secondary inscription; 'Mrs Gawler; ?; Derby England.'

General notes

A colour version exists in the National Gallery of Australia, dated 1850.

The Torrens rises near Mount Pleasant and flows to the west across the Adelaide Plains. Previously it ran into the Port River, but diverted itself by silting, creating an area of swamp known as the Reedbeds. In the 1930s a channel was made and the river was directed into this, to enter the Gulf St Vincent at Henley Beach South. A copy of this image was issued as a free supplement in the April 1850 'Commentator' edition of the newspaper.

Local notes

Contains Aboriginal content

Historical information

Samuel Calvert (1828-1913) was a well known etcher and printmaker. By July 1850 Calvert had set up an Artists' Repository in King William Street. In 1851 he was in partnership with the printer Alfred Waddy (who remained a printer and publisher in Adelaide long after Calvert moved to Melbourne As well as illustrative work for the Almanac, Calvert produced wood engravings for billheads and advertisements, and lithographed views such as 'The Old Spot, Gawler Town' and 'Railway Hotel, Port Adelaide'. The original watercolour for his lithograph 'City of Adelaide S.A. Looking South East', was issued as a free supplement in the April issue of the Almanac, and is in the Art Gallery of South Australia collection, which also holds his wash drawing, 'Port Adelaide Regatta and the North Arm ... December 24th, 1850'. For more information see Dictionary of Australian Artists Online; Samuel Calvert

http://www.daao.org.au/main/read/1351

Digitisation information

Date

17/12/2009

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,493 x 3,603 pixels (19.8 MP)

Size

59.40 MB

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