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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.

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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 created	April 20, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O226383/drawing-murray-walker/

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