Name/Title
“View of Geelong -1856”.Entry/Object ID
2017.009.004Description
“Landscape” orientation, rectangular, printed picture, glazed and framed of “View of Geelong -1856”. Shows mid-ground, green, hilly landscape around a river, with a mountain and a body of water in the background. Clouds in the sky. Foreground shows rusty-red road with covered wagon pulled by six bullocks, accompanied by various figures. Small buildings dot the distant landscape. Matted in ivory. Antiqued gold frame. Back finished with mat board held in place by brown tape. One label reads: “View of Geelong -1856”/by Eugene von Guerard (1811-1901)/on Display at Geelong Art Gallery in/1996/ (now owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber) [see remarks]”. The second label reads: “Presented on behalf of/ Cr [Councillor] Ken Jarvis, Mayor/City of Greater Geelong,/Australia/’World Town Criers/Championship 1999’”.Acquisition
Source (if not Accessioned)
Stevens, MarolynNotes
Accession Date: 16-May-17Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PictureNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreated By
Jones, IsabelCreate Date
April 19, 2017Update Date
August 6, 2026