Browsing by type: ‘painting’


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Painting of rainbow lorikeets, 'Togetherness' by Patricia Blee

Painting 'Togetherness' by Sunshine Coast artist Patricia Blee. The rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) is a species of parrot found in Australia. It is common along the...


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Arthur Phillip

Arthur Phillip by Francis Wheatley (1747-1801), oil on canvas, 1786. Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, NPG 1462. Captain Arthur Phillip’s arrival in Botany Bay comprise...


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White-bellied Sea Eagle

Painting of a white-bellied Sea Eagle on the Mary River in Australia's Northern Territory by renowned Australian artist Peter Slater. Originally painting owned by the Stone Fami...


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White - bellied Sea Eagle

Painting of a white-bellied Sea Eagle on the Mary River in Australia's Northern Territory by renowned Australian artist Peter Slater. Original painting owned by the Stone Family...


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Botany Bay New South Wales watercolour

Botany Bay New South Wales watercolour by Charles Gore circa 1789. Acknowledgement State Library New South Wales


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The Founding of Australia

The Founding of Australia. By Captain Arthur Phillip R.N. Sydney Cove, 26th January 1788, Algernon Talmadge R.A, 1937. Courtesy State Library of New South Wales.


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Kangaroo Point Brisbane River

A stretch of the Brisbane River near Kangaroo Point in the 1860's. This is the scene that John, Harriett and their young family would have observed as they passed up river havin...


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The Prince of Wales First Fleet

The Prince of Wales by Marine Artist Frank Allen. The Prince of Wales transported Esther Eccles alias Ellen Wainwright to the penal colony of New South Wales. Prince of Wales bu...