Podgląd w skali 1:1
Przełącz na wydania drukowane
Wyślij jako kartkę
Udostępnij
Przewodnik
Pobierz obraz
Podobne obiekty
RTG
Pokaz slajdów
StatystykiRobert Hoddle
Agnes Grant Mcdonald (1867 – 1941)
Discover Agnes Grant McDonald, a British artist (1867-1941) known for her evocative landscapes & portraits. Explore her unique style blending realism with Impressionistic touches – a true Victorian treasure.
State Library Victoria (Melbourne, Australia)
Odkryj State Library Victoria: Skarb wiedzy i sztuki w sercu Melbourne! Historia, książki, wystawy i kultura.
Robert Hoddle (1794–1881) became a surveyor when serving in the Army Ordnance Department from 1812. After a brief time in the Cape Colony (now South Africa), he arrived in New South Wales in 1823. He was appointed assistant surveyor under John Oxley and accompanied him to Moreton Bay, where he worked on the survey and establishment of the site of Brisbane. Over the following years Hoddle surveyed areas of New South Wales, including the site of Goulburn. The appointment of Governor Richard Bourke (1777–1855) coincided with concern about the work of surveyor Robert Russell (1808–1900) on the new settlement taking shape in the Port Phillip District. In March 1837, Hoddle travelled with Bourke to the new settlement and effectively took over from Russell. On 4 March 1837, Hoddle and Bourke traced the general outline of the township. Three days later, Bourke directed that the town be laid out, and on 9 March the governor named the settlement Melbourne, after Viscount Melbourne (1779–1848), the British Prime Minister of the day. By the end of April, Hoddle
O tym dziele
- Tytuł: Robert Hoddle
- Artysta: Agnes Grant Mcdonald
- Format: Portrait
- Status praw autorskich: Domena publiczna
- Miejsce ekspozycji: State Library Victoria
- Ruch: Other
- Okres twórczości: 19th Century
- Kontekst korpusu tekstowego: bourke's influence , political landscape
- Słowa kluczowe: historical portrait art , fine art reproduction , oil on canvas artwork
- Barwa koloru: Ochre to Sepia