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1878
Sculpture
bronze
253.0cm height
Purchased 1879
3252
Art Gallery of NSW, Ground Level, British & European 19th Century Art Galleries, Court 12, Centre of room
Bibliography
Exhibition catalogue; Sydney International Exhibition 1879: An exhibition celebrating the Centenary of the Sydney International Exhibition; Renée Free (Australia), Patricia McDonald; 1979, 39, 'Art at the Garden Palace' by Patricia McDonald, pg. 25-29.
Periodical; Art Journal; Edmund Gosse; 1894, 199
Periodical; Art Journal; Author Unknown; 1879, 142
Exhibition catalogue; Official Record of the International Exhibition; Author Unknown; 1879, 455, cat. no. 6
Periodical; The magazine of art; Editor Unknown; 1878, 140, engraving of the model with the inscription "The eyrie reached, with eager grasp/ He seized the callow brood/ And, reckless of maternal wrath/ The fierce assault withstood."
Exhibition venue
Title: Sydney International Exhibition 1879: An exhibition celebrating the Centenary of the Sydney International Exhibition
Organizer: Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Venue: Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
Opening: 24 Sep 1979
Closing: 24 Nov 1979
Title: Sydney International Exhibition
Organizer: Royal Commission for the Sydney International Exhibition
Venue: The Garden Palace
Opening: 17 Sep 1879
Closing: 20 Apr 1880
Notes: Executed expressly for this exhibition. Awarded First Degree of Merit Special
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