Summary
Framed painting by William Tibbits, titled 'Cornubian House The Property of Burall Esqr Daylesford', in watercolour, pen and ink.
William Taylor Smith Tibbits (circa 1837-1906) was a Victorian watercolourist and lithographer, who specialised in painting commercial, residential and industrial buildings and landscapes.
Joseph Burall was a manager for several mines operating in the Daylesford area between 1865 and 1872, including Band of Hope Quartz-Mining Company, Palmerston Quartz-Mining Company, North Fear-Not Quartz-Mining Company, Argus Quartz Mining Company and Confluence Gold Mining Company.
Physical Description
A painting of a white weatherboard home, showing front yard and left hand side. Mounted and framed, behind glass. Some text and/or numbers slightly visible but illegible on sheet beneath mount.
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Artist
Mr William Tibbits, Neil Street, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1870
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Commissioned By (Probable)
Mr Joseph Burrall, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, circa 1870
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Inscriptions
Lower right corner, brown ink: ' Drawn By W. TIBBITS (Qvbsi) NEIL ST Ballarat ' Central, below image, brown ink: ' CORNUBIAN HOUSE/ The Property of Burall Esqr / DAYLESFORD '
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Overall Dimensions
582 mm (Width), 20 mm (Depth), 513 mm (Height)
Above dimensions are for the framed image. Size of image only is 350 mm wide by 250 mm high.
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References
Information for William Tibbits: [Link 1] - Retrieved 17 Dec 2010 Information for Joseph Burall from NLA Newspaper database, various articles: [Link 2] - Retrieved 17 Dec 2010 State Library Victoria also has the painting: [Link 3] - Retrieved 17 Dec 2010
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