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[Cattle Drovers In Camp, Queensland]

c1870s. Group of six drawings in pen and ink, two with wash, one titled in ink below image, sizes range from 11 x 11.6cm to 14.7 x 27.8cm. Some with repaired tears to image, stains, soiling or foxing.

The six drawings cover the following subjects:

(1) Titled “Spell Ho!” [rest break], the image possibly depicts the Glass House Mountains in the background with two men resting in the foreground;

(2) Drovers’ camp in the foreground with cattle in background;

(3) Two men hunting, with a Queensland bottle tree in foreground;

(4) Campsite with two supply wagons and drovers;

(5) Campsite with drovers and horses next to a billabong; and

(6) Campsite with drover making damper, another skinning a kangaroo.

Some drawings have incomplete pencil sketches verso.

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Item #CL206-13

Price (AUD): $7,700.00  other currencies