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Spring in the valley of the Mitta Mitta with the Bogong Ranges in the distance
1863
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
43.5 × 69.3 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Joseph Brown Collection. Presented through the NGV Foundation by Dr Joseph Brown AO OBE, Honorary Life Benefactor, 2004
Gallery location
Gallery 20
Level 3, NGV Australia
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Melbourne, Victoria
Inscription
inscribed (diagonally) in red paint l.l.: Eug. v. Guérard (Guérard underlined) / Melb : fec : / 1863
Accession Number
2004.591
Department
Australian Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Landscapes Travel
Subjects (specific)
Bogong Mountain Range (mountains) horse (species) men (male humans) Mitta Mitta River (river) mountain ranges New South Wales (state) trees Victoria (state)
Frame
Reproduction, 2010, based on 19th century frames by Isaac Whitehead.
Frame
Eugene Von Guerard’s small version of Spring in the Valley of the Mitta Mitta came into the collection in 2004.
The larger version of the subject, also in the NGV collection, has an original Isaac Whitehead frame.
A new frame, based on frames by Isaac Whitehead on paintings by von Guerard, was made in 2010.
The painting was cleaned and restored in 2005-06.
Frame Details
Framemaker
Reproduction - commissioned by the NGV
Date
2010
Materials
Timber, composition gold leaf