• Title
  Jenny, / Native of Port Sorell, / Van Diemen's Land / by T. Bock
• Creator
  Thomas Bock, 1793-1855
• Call number
  SV/108
  
• Level of description
  series
• Date
  
  ca. 1837
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Watercolours
• Reference code
  442835
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  Drawings - 1 watercolour drawing - 28.5 x 21 cm.
  
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright: Artist died before 1955
• General note
  
  A typed sheet has been attached to the reverse of the housing for the drawing, "Tasmania / Jenny, A Native of Port Sorrel, V.D.L. Fine Water Colour Drawing by / T. Bock, half length, 71/2 by 41/2 ins., c.1830 [crossed out with "1837" written in pencil] [pound note symbol] 4", with additional pencil note, "(see James Fenton's, 'A History of Tasmainia' 1884 ..."
  Digital order no:a928498
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Titled at centre beneath image.
  Signed at left, ""T. Bock delt""
  Affixed to reverse is a brown paper label with handwritten text, ""Jenny, / Wife of Jimmy. Native of / Port Sorell, - Tasmania. / Note made by Lady Franklin on the authority / of Mr Robinson, Protector of Aborigines / ""No children - rather facetious & ...cious [?] / don't live very happy together""
• Name
  Jenny
  
• Subject
  Adult Females
  
• Topic
  portraits
  Tasmanian Aboriginal peoples
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Revolutions - Form that Turn - Art Gallery of New South Wales (9 June - 15 September, 2008)

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