This is a watercolour by Duncan Cooper that depicts the third hut built at Challicum, a sheep run west of Ballarat in western Victoria. It shows a weatherboard hut or cottage with an established garden surrounded by a palisade (paling fence). A wooden bridge, which spans a creek, joins a pathway that leads to the front door of the cottage. An arched and rose-covered trellis frames the doorway. The watercolour measures 15.5 cm x 23.7 cm and Cooper inscribed the words 'No. 4 Challicum, 3d hut, 1845' on the mount.
Copyright | Reproduced courtesy of National Library of Australia |
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Creator | Duncan Cooper, artist, 1845 |
Identifiers | National Library of Australia number nla.pic-an2686042
TLF resource R3311 |
Source | National Library of Australia, http://www.nla.gov.au |