Painting of the front garden of Gwyllehurst, residence of John Gill, Wellington Parade, East Melbourne done in 1859 by Charles Norton.
State Library of Victoria record:
Title: The front garden of Gwyllehurst the residence of John Gill Esqu. Melbourne Victoria - with vista showing Hobson's Bay [picture] / CN
Author/Creator: Charles Norton 1826-1872,
Date(s): 1859
Description: 1 painting : watercolour on cream paper ; 12.8 x 21.9 cm.
Copyright status: This work is out of copyright
Identifier(s): Accession no(s) H88.21/68
Subjects: Gill, John, -- Homes and haunts ; Watercolors
Index terms: Australia; Victoria; Gwyllehurst; gardens; John Gill
Notes: Signed in brown paint l.r.: CN [i.e.: Charles Norton]
Title and date inscribed in brown ink on verso.
Related works: Series: Charles Norton collection.
Biographical/Historical note: Charles Norton was born 1826 at Somerset, England; arrived in Australia December 1842; civil servant, draughtsman, photographer, sketcher and squatter, first at Tooralle, near Clunes and then at Carlsbadt, near Geelong; he married Susan Meade in 1848 and they had three children; he finally resided at 1 Spring Street, Melbourne; died Melbourne 1872.
Exhibited: "Gardenesque: Cultivating the Garden State", Keith Murdoch Gallery, State Library of Victoria, 8 October 2004 - February 2005.
Link to digitised item: http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/50151
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