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Balcombe, Thomas Tyrwhitt [1810-1861], (An expedition party…
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Melbourne
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30-May-2017
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Balcombe, Thomas Tyrwhitt [1810-1861], (An expedition party rowing up a river), Watercolour on paper, signed and dated 'T.Balcombe 1861' at lower left. 17 x 30 cm. Provenance: Eliott family, by descent. It is assumed that Balcombe knew the family socially, through his role as a surveyor and his possible connections with G.J. Macdonald, the Commissioner for Crown Lands in Armidale. Balcombe worked under Thomas L. Mitchell, the Surveyor-General and his Field Books indicate that he was surveying in the Murray River area around 1835-36, with Mitchell. 'Sketches he made on that trip formed the basis for several later paintings'. This may be one of them. It also may be his last painting as he died in 1861, the date of this artwork.
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