Description
Contents: "A view of Prospect Hill, New South Wales, property of William Lawson, 1819, by Frenchman J. Alphonse Pellion (1776-1868). The watercolour and ink drawing is on watermarked Montgolfier paper. There is a pencil inscription along the lower edge, below the image, 'Voyage a Bathurst (nouv. holl.), Une vue de Prospect Hill, Maison de Camp de M. Lawson'.
The scene depicts a rural residence, surrounded by the cleared, fenced and cultivated fields on the estate of soldier, surveyor, explorer and pastoralist, William Lawson (1774-1850)."
Biographical History: Alphonse Pellion was a mid-shipman on board the French vessel L'Uraine, commanded by Louis de Freycinet, during its round the world trip between 1817 and 1820.
Image Licence
Out of copyright
Image Credit
Courtesy of Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Location
Prospect Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Country
Australia
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
