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Launceston and the river Tamar
John Glovercirca 1832
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
In 1831 John Glover arrived in the Tamar River, Launceston after a five month journey from England with his wife Sarah, and son John Richardson Glover. This painting dates within the first years of Glover's arrival in Australia and testifies to his desire to capture the unique environment he encountered.
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Details
- Title: Launceston and the river Tamar
- Creator: John Glover
- Date Created: circa 1832
- Physical Dimensions: 76.7 x 113.3 cm stretcher; 95 x 136.5 x 11.5 cm frame
- Type: Painting
- Rights: Anonymous gift 1972
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Signature & Date: Signed l.r., brown oil "J Glover". Not dated.
- Object Other Titles: A view from Trevallyn of Launceston and the river Tamar, Van Dieman's Land; A Colonial Landscape, with minutely painted foreground. Love birds on the trees, & c.
- Artist Country: England, Australia
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