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C1873
Perils of Pearl fishing.-Heroic Defence …
Artist:
Samuel Calvert (1828 - 1913)
Rare engraving showing the captain of the schooner “Waterlily” fending off Malay pearl divers with a tomahawk; the Malays had murdered the entire crew and the captain was the sole survivor.
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Full Title:
Perils of Pearl fishing.-Heroic Defence by the Captain of the Waterlily.
Date:
C1873
Artist:
Samuel Calvert (1828 - 1913)
Condition:
Vertical crease, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
225mm
x 175mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1873
Description:
Rare engraving showing the captain of the schooner “Waterlily” fending off Malay pearl divers with a tomahawk; the Malays had murdered the entire crew and the captain was the sole survivor.
Biography:
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 wa prolific and left a large body of work.
