Illustrating the Antipodes^
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An Artist's Eye on the Colonial Antipodes
Illustrating the Antipodes traces the travels of colonial artist George French Angas through Australia and New Zealand between 1844 and 1845, when he was still in his twenties.
Author Philip Jones brings together Angas's watercolours, lithographs and journal entries, many rarely seen since the 1840s, to examine both his considerable talent and his complicated position as a Romantic idealist working within colonial systems.
A richly illustrated ...
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An Artist's Eye on the Colonial Antipodes
Illustrating the Antipodes traces the travels of colonial artist George French Angas through Australia and New Zealand between 1844 and 1845, when he was still in his twenties.
Author Philip Jones brings together Angas's watercolours, lithographs and journal entries, many rarely seen since the 1840s, to examine both his considerable talent and his complicated position as a Romantic idealist working within colonial systems.
A richly illustrated hardcover volume for readers interested in colonial era art, Australian and New Zealand history, or natural history illustration.
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