Melbourne from Prospect Hill
1878
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
30.5 × 45.6 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1967
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.c.l.: JMather. (M underlined) (monogram) 1878
inscribed in pencil on reverse: (...illeg.)esa(...illeg.) Hill
Accession Number
1730-5
Department
Australian Painting
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Subjects (general)
Cityscapes Daily Life
Subjects (specific)
Australia (nation) flat landscapes houses Melbourne (inhabited place) urban landscapes Victoria (state)
Frame
Reproduction, 2002
Colourmen
Colourman
ROWNEY
Location of stamp
Centre right of reverse of canvas
Transcript
GEO. ROWNEY & CO./52/RATHBONE PLACE,/AND/29 OXFORD STREET,/W./LONDON
Medium
Ink stamp
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