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Date

[October 1849]

Artist

Robert Elwes (1819-1878)

Collection

Private Collection

Acknowledgements

Digitised by TWW

Description

This is one of a group of watercolours and drawings produced by Robert Elwes recording scenes witnessed on his world tour (1848-1850). These form the basis of printed illustrations for his travelogue 'A Sketcher's Tour Round the World', published 1854. See page 276 for Melbourne entry: "Melbourne is situated on the Yarra, eight miles from its mouth, where it runs into the bay of Port Philip. Finding the chief inn full, I returned on board the steamer and slept there during the four nights that we remained at Melbourne".

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Courtesy of a private collector

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Country

Australia