Sketches of the Flying Squadron, Claremont and Roseneath, 1869-1881 / by Rosalie Ann Thorne

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1869-1881

Graphic Materials, Drawings

9622804

6 drawings

Rosalie Ann Thorne (1850-1927) was the third daughter of George Thorne and Elizabeth Ann Thorne, nee Bisdee. Their family home, Claremont, was built in about 1851 on part of the Wentworth estate in Vaucluse. Thorne was friends with Rebecca Martens, who mentored the younger woman while sketching together, and she was possibly a student of Rebecca's father, Conrad Martens. In 1871 Thorne married naturalist Francis Watkins and moved to Penrose, Marsden Street, Parramatta. Their daughter was botanical illustrator Dorothy Watkins.

Reference:
Library correspondence file

SERIES 1
The Flying Squadron anchored between Middle and North Heads [Sydney Harbour], 13 December 1869 / drawing by Rosalie Ann Thorne | PXE 1742/Item 1

SERIES 2
[Claremont views, Rose Bay], 1869-1871 / drawings by Rosalie Ann Thorne | PXE 1742/Items 2-5

SERIES 3
Roseneath, Cambridge St, Stanmore, September 1874-1881 / drawing by Rosalie Ann Thorne | PXE 1742/Item 6

Out of copyright: Artist died before 1955
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