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Morning on the Murray near Blanchetown
1882
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
67.0 × 101.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Duncan Elphinstone McBride Leary, 2011
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.l.: H. J. Johnstone 1882
Accession Number
2011.37
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
Australia (nation) Blanchetown (inhabited place) indigenous people Murray River (river) riverbanks South Australia (state)
Frame
This painting had no frame when it was acquired and so was a high priority for framing so that it could be displayed in the gallery. Frames on Johnstone’s works at the Art Gallery of South Australia were referred to and a suitable frame was found on Johnstone’s Beeches, Fontainebleau, painted in 1882. This English neo-classical style frame provides a relatively wide gold border, consisting of several bands of running ornament, which is typical of conventional salon frames of the period.
Frame Details
Framemaker
Reproduction - commissioned by the NGV
Date
2014
Materials
The frame was constructed using traditional techniques, with a timber carcase, composition ornament and oil and water gilding using 23.5 karat gold leaf.