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ISSN 1039-3498 | no. 48| December 2000
Wilsons Promontory, circa 1860
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A watercolour by John Black Henderson of Skull Rock, Wilsons Promontory was acquired to document the landscape and fauna of Wilsons Promontory in the 1860s. The watercolour depicts in the foreground a woman and two children feeding feral goats. This is possibly one of the earliest depictions of goats in the region. The goats are portrayed as charming additions to the landscape, attracting the sympathetic attention of the women and children. The painting was acquired at auction. J.B. (John Black) Henderson (1827-1918) |
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