LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

21.26 in. (54.00 cm.) (height) by 16.54 in. (42.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated lower left: H. J. Johnstone 1874 signed and inscribed verso: H. J. Johnstone / No. 2

Exhibited:

Fourth Exhibition, Victorian Academy of Arts, Melbourne, 1874, cat. 38 An Australian Perspective: An Important Collection of Fine Colonial Works and Early 20th Century Paintings 1820 – 1952, Christopher Day

Literature:

‘The Victorian Academy of Arts Third Notice’, The Argus, Melbourne, 15 August 1874, p. 5 ‘Victorian Artists In London’, The Age, Melbourne, 7 November 1891, p. 14 (as ‘A Pressing Question’)