457725
- TitleView of Mt. Wellington
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- Call numberDG SV6B/5
- Level of descriptionfonds
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1845 - Type of material
- Reference code457725
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical Description1 drawing - watercolour - 28.2 x 38.4 cm on mount 38.5 x 55.0 cm
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
John Skinner Prout, (1805-1876), artist, was born on 19 December 1805 at Plymouth, England. He arrived with his wife and seven children in Sydney on 14 December, 1840. He brought a complete lithographic printing press with him, and in early 1841 he started producing lithographed versions of his drawings of Sydney. In January 1844, Prout moved to Hobart and commenced drawing Hobart and environs for a series of lithographic views. During his time in Australia he went on many sketching trips throughout New South Wales, Tasmania and Victoria, often with the sketching clubs he helped organize. Sources: Skinner Prout in Australia, 1840-48 by Tony Brown. ML Q759.994/53. Australian Dictionary of Biography, online edition. - Access Conditions
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Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales - General note
This image is of the Female Factory from Proctor's Quarry. The factory was later called the Cascades Female Factory. The view of water in the lower left-hand corner is the Hobart Rivulet. The image is similar to John Skinner Prout's work titled, 'Female Factory from Proctor's Quarry', painted in 1844. It appeared in 'Tasmania illustrated', Vol. 1, Part 1, No. 1. ML DSM/X986/1. - Signatures / Inscriptions
Signed: J.S. Prout and dated 1845 in lower right-hand corner. Untitled. - Name
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