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Elegance in exile : portrait drawings from colonial Australia
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Elegance in exile : portrait drawings from colonial Australia

by Joanna Gilmour

This study examines artistic practice and patronage in colonial Sydney and Hobart, focusing on the significance of drawing and printmaking. It explores how visual arts reflected the social conditions and emerging identity of early colonial Australia.

Accession 24177 ISBN 9780987073556 Publisher National Portrait Gallery
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