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9627620
  • Title
    Item 1: [Sketchbook], Sydney, May 4, 1840-[ca. 1857] / by Peter MacPherson
  • Call number
    PXA 7187/Item 1
  • Level of description
    item
  • Date

    May 4, 1840-[ca. 1857]
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    9627620
  • Physical Description
    1 sketchbook (46 drawings) - 21 x 27 cm. - pencil
  • Scope and Content
    1 sketchbook of 46 pencil drawings on 29 sheets with marbled paper covers and original binding. Signed and dated on inside front cover, May 4th 1840.

    Composed of English and European scenes of landscapes, coastal fishing and boats, country villages, old buildings and churches.
  • Copying Conditions
    Out of copyright: Creator died before 1955
    Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
  • Description source

    Inside front cover: 'Peter MacPherson, Australian College, Sydney, May 4th 1840'.
  • Signatures / Inscriptions

    Several drawings are inscribed with 'PMP' or 'P.McPherson 1840'.
  • Date note

    Peter MacPherson was in England between 1845 and 1857. The drawings in England were probably done at this time.
  • Subject
  • Open Rosetta viewer

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