Four drawings of views of Big Bend, Moorundee, and Blanchetown along the Murray River, South Australia, 1856 / James Cumming
- Bib ID:
- 7500204
- Format:
- Picture
- Author:
- Cumming, James, 1826-1901, artist
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. PIC Volume 1189/1 #PIC/20101/1 copy
- Description:
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- 1856
- 4 drawings on 1 sheet : pencil, watercolour wash ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm or smaller, on sheet 17.6 x 25.2 cm
- Series:
- James Cumming sketchbooks, 1849-1861.
- Summary:
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In drawing 1 and 3 Devil's Elbow very likely depicting Big Bend in the Swan Reach Station region.
- Full contents:
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- Big Bend, Swan Reach Station region, Murray River, South Australia, 1856
- Property of Mr Heywood, Moorundie, Murray River, South Australia, 1856
- Camping at Big Bend, Swan Reach Station region, Murray River, South Australia, 1856
- Steam paddle boat on Murray River at Blanchetown, South Australia, 1856.
- Notes:
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- Title devised by cataloguer based on inscription and reference sources.
- In: James Cumming sketchbooks, 1849-1861.
- Condition: Faded, soiled, stained, yellowing.
- Inscriptions on drawing 1: "Devil's Elbow, River Murray"--In pencil on lower left corner ; Inscriptions on drawing 2: "Mr Heywood's, Moorundee"--In pencil on lower right corner ; Inscriptions on drawing 3: "Camping"--In pencil on lower left corner ; Inscriptions on drawing 4: "Blanchetown, River Murray"--In pencil on lower right corner.
- PIC Volume 1189/1 #PIC/20101/1 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-547435578
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from the artist's family via Arthur Spartalis Fine Arts, 2017.
- Subject:
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- Cumming, James, 1826-1901 -- Travel -- Pictorial works
- Big Bend (S.A.) -- Pictorial works
- Moorundie (S.A.) -- Pictorial works
- Blanchetown (S.A.) -- Pictorial works
- Swan Reach Station Region (S.A.) -- Pictorial works
- Murray River Region (N.S.W.-S.A.) -- Pictorial works
- South Australia -- Pictorial works
- Related Records:
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This belongs to the James Cumming sketchbooks, 1849-1861.
This collection contains 74 records. - Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Creator Date of Death is Before 1955
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Artistic
- Presumed date of death of creator (latest date):
- 1901
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1856
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