You are purchasing a print on canvas

About the artwork:

The Almond Garden, Campbell Town

Exhibited: The Midlands: Whimsy and Pathos by Mandy Hunniford, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston 2019

In 1827 John McLeod planted a large almond garden at his property, Meadowbank at Campbell Town and parts of the garden still remain today. McLeod was a generous hospitable man which was illustrated when he held a extravagant ball at Meadowbank in 1840.

John McLeod was one of the earliest storekeepers and in 1840 he opened an agency for the Union Bank. Martin Cash, who later gained notoriety as a bushranger, was employed by McLeod as a cashier.

About the Cockle Creek to Queenstown collection:

Cockle Creek to Queenstown interprets, with visual images and history, the Tasmanian landscape through a combination of themes. These include: tracing the journeys of the early exploration by the Europeans, the settlement of the Tasmania, the representation of palawa kani, illustrations of the land and its histories and the relationship between the images and text.

About the print on canvas:

Each canvas is hand-stretched over a kiln-dried timber frame and coated with Aquathane-UV liquid laminate. This ensures the prints are fade-resistant, durable, and easy to clean. Print comes on premium archival canvas and printed with genuine Canon inks to guarantee the prints are made to the highest standard.

Please note – actual size may vary, size indicates maximum width or height (eg. portrait or landscape).