Lot #905 - George Rowe
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Auction House:Mossgreen
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Sale Name:The Denis Joachim Collection
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Sale Date:19 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 1: Lots 1 - 321
20 Jun 2016 ~ 10am - Session 2: Lots 322 - 480
20 Jun 2016 ~ 2pm - Session 3: Lot 481 - 688
20 Jun 2016 ~ 6pm - Session 4: Lots 689 - 818 -
Lot #:905
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Lot Description:George Rowe
(1796-1864)
Melbourne from the Observatory 1858
Lithograph with hand colouring
53 x 72 cm
printed text on margin: Drawn, Lithographed & Published by George Rowe, TO HIS EXCELLENCY Sir Henry Barkly, K.C.B. CAPT GENERAL AND GOV.-IN-CHIEF OF VICTORIA, THIS VIEW OF THE CITY OF MELBOURNE FROM THE OBSERVATORY, is most respectfully Dedicated by His obedient Servt George Rowe, Printed by De Gruchy & Leigh; inscribed with legend text on upper margin: Gaelic Church, Gaol, County Court, Supreme Court, Public Library, St. John’s Ch, St. Peters Ch, Wesleyan Ch, Catholic College, John Knox’s Ch,Houses of Parliament, Hospital, Chalmers Ch, New Treasury, Crown Lands Office, Magnetic Observatory, Scotch Church, Exhibition Building, Government House, Magnetic Observatory, Treasury; inscribed with legend text on lower margin: Telegraph, St James’s Cathedral, Independent Church, Meteorological Stand, Emerald Hill, Batman’s Hill, Sandridge, Gas Works, Railway Works, Barracks, Williams Town -
Estimate:A$5,000 - 8,000
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Realised Price:
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Category:Art
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