Kangaroo hunting in the scrub
Title : Kangaroo hunting in the scrub
Creator : Angas, George French, 1822-1886, artist
Source : B 15276/19
Additional Creator : Giles, J.W.
Format : Artwork
Plate 19: Kangaroo hunting near Port Lincoln. Albert Peak in the distance. Part of the text accompanying the illustration reads 'The subject of the accompanying sketch is a kangaroo hunt in the Scrub in which I took part, near the marble range, about thirty miles westward of Port Lincoln; the hills beyond are called Albert's Range, and the conical summit is known as Albert's Peak'.
This is one of 60 coloured lithographs found in the 1847 edition of South Australia Illustrated by colonial artist George French Angas, together with a descriptive passage for each. The lithograph was created by JW Giles from Angas' original painting. The date assigned is assumed to be approximately when the lithographs were created; the original paintings were done in earlier years.
George French Angas (1822-1886), naturalist and painter, was born at Newcastle upon Tyne, England. He was the eldest son of George Fife Angas, one of the men behind the establishment of the new colony of South Australia. The young Angas repudiated his father's world of commerce and determined upon a life involving art and nature, studying natural history art and lithography before embarking on his travels. He sailed for Australia in 1843 in the Augustus, reached Adelaide in January 1844.
In July 1844 Angas left the colony for New Zealand. He returned to South Australia in January 1845 and remained for six months. During the visits to South Australia, Angas travelled with William Giles to the area in the vicinity of the mouth of the River Murray, and accompanied Governor (Sir) George Grey to the south-east of the province, Kangaroo Island and Port Lincoln. Angas recorded these journeys in water-colour drawings which were shown in the Legislative Council Chamber in Adelaide in June 1845.
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Angas, George French, 1822-1886
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Period : Pre-1836
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