Collection Item
Stoneleigh, Beaufort near Ararat, Victoria 1866
Eugene von Guérard produced a series of celebrated Western District property paintings, usually commissioned for landowners as a statement of possession. In this case, Stoneleigh was owned by William Lewis. The Lewis family were successful sheep breeders and graziers in the Western district area.
The majestic expanse of sky, the space and the light are the dramatic elements in the work, overwhelming the fanciful motif of an Arcadian shepherd in the foreground, playing his pipe to the sheep. The natural grandeur of the scene is reinforced by the clear, bright, high-toned palette.
Collection Item Type:
Oil on canvas
Call Number:
DG 231
Published date:
1866
On display:
Exhibition Galleries
Sponsorship:
Sponsored by Dr Charles Barnes
Copyright Information:
Out of copyright: Artist died before 1955
Please acknowledge: Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales
Display Location:
Exhibition Galleries
Historical Dates
Started
Monday, 1 January 1866
Finished
Monday, 31 December 1866
Started
Monday, 1 January 1866
Finished
Monday, 31 December 1866