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C1870
Gunpowder Explosion, near the Devil’s River.
Artist:
Rare c.19th hand coloured engraving depicting an explosion of gunpowder while it was being transported by horse and wagon on a mountain road approximately nine miles from Jamieson; a carrier named Jewell died in the accident. From the original edition … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Gunpowder Explosion, near the Devil’s River.
Date:
C1870
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
215mm
x 176mm
Paper Size:
271mm
x 211mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1870
Description:
Rare c.19th hand coloured engraving depicting an explosion of gunpowder while it was being transported by horse and wagon on a mountain road approximately nine miles from Jamieson; a carrier named Jewell died in the accident.
From the original edition of the Illustrated Australian News.
Collections:
University Queensland: Identifier 991000982479703131
State Library Victoria: PCINF IAN 04-09-76 P.133
National Library Australia: Bib ID 2495305
State Library New South Wales: CALL NUMBERS F079/55, TN380
Royal Geographic Society SA: RGS Special Coll. 079.94 I29d
References:
Syme, E. & D, Illustrated Australian News. ISSN 2208-5386.
Samuel Calvert (1828 - 1913)
Samuel Calvert (1828-1913) English painter and engraver who moved to Adelaide after his older brothers John and William migrated to South Australia in 1843. By 1850 Calvert had set up on his own account in King William Street then then moved to Melbourne as an engraver in 1853. He was a prolific and left a large body of work.
