Australian Sketches, ca. 1852-1879 / by J.B. Henderson

PXA 3186

fonds

ca. 1852, 1854, 1856-1866, 1869, 1872, 1874-1875, 1877, 1879

Graphic Materials, Drawings, Watercolours

430458

Albums - 1 album (59 watercolour drawings) - 31.8 x 26 cm

Title page with illustration of Australian flora and fauna.
1. The Homestead Phillip Island [1862]
2. Heildelburg 1856
3. Mt Abrupt Victoria 1856
4. Swan Lake Phillip Island Western Port V. 1863
5. St Johns Toorak 1866
6. Osprey Rock Phillip Island / "J.B.H. 1872"
7. Phillip Island 1875
8. Homestead Phillip Island Victoria 1866
9. Phillip Island 1866
10a. Gipps Island 1864
10b. Cape Wolamai Victoria 1865
11. [River scene]
12. Surrey Camp Ovens River 1858
13. The Goulburn River 1857 Victoria
14. Quartz Mill Myrtle Ford / "J.B.H. 1859"
15. Janape Gippsland Victoria 1875
16. [Yanakii] Phillip Island
17. Port Phillips Head Victoria 1869
18. Ford on the Mitta Mitta River Woorongong Benambra Mt. in distance 1860
19. Old flour mill Bass River 1861
20. Griffiths Point J.B.H. [Western Port Bay Vic. 1861]
21. Bass Strait - Victoria 1862
22. Phillip Island 1863
23. Wilsons Promontory 1862
24. [Bush scene with waterfall]
25. Phillip Island Victoria 1866
26. Middle Harbour 1879 / "J.B.H."
27. Sketch near Cowes - Phillip Island 1874
28a. Bridge Creek - Wilsons [Promotory 1852]
28b. Old Quartz Mill Victoria 1852
29. Sawmill Jackandandah 1858
30. Old Double ... 1875
31. [Sailing ships at sea]
32. Bass River 1869
33. Cowes Phillip Island 1863
34. Gacwel? Plains wt. Towong - Upper Murray 1860
35. Myrtleford Ovens River 1859
36. Pyramid Rock Phillip Island 1859
37. Getting a drink [Gippsland V. 1865]
38. Phillip Island 1863
39. Yard Up
40. Phillip Island - Vic. 1863
41. Wild Cattle Shooting Yanakie / J.B.H.
42. [Sailing boat]
43. Light House Wilson [i.e. Wilsons] Promontory 1874
44. Mrs McHoffie's Homestead Phillip Island Vict 1865
45. Lighthouse Victoria 1869
46. Old Salt Rocks Bass River 1865
47a. Bridge Cascade Brewan
47b. Old Mine - Chilton Vic. 1869
48a. Victoria 1860
48b. Near Netherwood Western Port
49. Blairgowrie on the Yarra
50. Old Quartz Mine Chilton Vic. 1857
51. Police Camp Vict. 1854
52. Barrandudah [Garrandudah] - Little River 1858
53. Kerrisdale, King Parrot Cr. [i.e. Creek] 1857 [crossed out]. Queenscliff (Vic) 1856
54. [Men with horses] / J.B.H.

Several types of handwriting are apparent in this album. One is visible on the drawings themselves, and three appear in pen and pencil as captions beneath each image.
In some cases the dates inscribed on the drawings are different to those given by the captions beneath image.
Nos. 11, 24, 31, 42, 54 are not titled.

On reverse of title page, "Sketches by J.B. Henderson Book No.8".
Handwritten on spine of album, "Watercolour Sketches by Henderson".
The drawings are stamped in blue ink, "J.B. Henderson".
Some drawings are titled on the work.
Drawings are titled on album page below image in a different hand.