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Drawing

1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Corporation of the City of London (patron)
Murray Walker (artist)
Place of origin
Australia (made)

Design for a tapestry showing a portrait of Admiral Phillip R.N., surrounded with typical animals and plants of Australia, a view of the Australian coast and a view of the Guildhall in London.

Object details

Categories
Designs
Drawings
Animals and Wildlife
Tapestry
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and collage, mounted on card and protected by two overlays
Paper
Watercolour
Watercolour
Collage
Brief description
Tapestry design by Murray Walker, commissioned by the Corporation of London for the Guildhall to commemorate the Australian Bicentenary, watercolour and collage, Australia, 1987
Physical description
Design for a tapestry showing a portrait of Admiral Phillip R.N., surrounded with typical animals and plants of Australia, a view of the Australian coast and a view of the Guildhall in London.
Dimensions
  • Size of mount height: 76.4cm
  • Size of mount width: 50.8cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Marks and inscriptions
Lettered 'Admiral Arthur Phillip R.N. Citizen of London. Founder and first Governor of Australia. Born in the Ward of Bread Street 11th October 1738. Entered the Royal Navy 1755 and died 31st August 1814.'
Object history
The Victorian Tapestry Workshop was established and subsequently subsidised by the Government of Victoria in Melbourne in 1976 and first commissioned designs from Murray Walker in 1980.
Subject depicted
Philip, Arthur Admiral
Associations
Victorian Tapestry Workshop
Australia
Guildhall
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1996
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.580-1996

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Record createdApril 20, 2009
Record URL
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