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The Drawings of Edward Charles Close – 1844

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The Drawings of Edward Charles Close Esqre H.M. 48th Reg.t (Courtesy of State Library of NSW)
The Drawings of Edward Charles Close Esqre H.M. 48th Reg.t (Courtesy of State Library of NSW)

In the State Library of New South Wales is held an album of 37 watercolour and pencil drawings by Edward Charles Close that was a gift to his daughter Marrianne Collison Close on the 17th February 1844. Four of the watercolours are scenes taken in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie. The link containing a full description of the album and its contents is here: http://acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=414069

Newcastle – watercolour by Edward Charles Close (1844) Courtesy of the State Library of NSW
Lake Macquarie – watercolour by Edward Charles Close (1844) Courtesy of the State Library of NSW
Lake Macquarie – watercolour by Edward Charles Close (1844) Courtesy of the State Library of NSW
[Untitled] Lake Macquarie? – watercolour by Edward Charles Close (1844) Courtesy of the State Library of NSW
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