News from Home 1852
oil on canvas
artist's name and date inscribed on stretcher verso: G. Baxter 1852
inscribed to plaque on frame: Australia./ News From Home./ H. S. Melville./ The Original Of The Baxter Print.
accompanied by a statement of authenticity from a descendant of the Baxter family (attached verso)
62.5 x 80cm
Estimate $7,000 - $9,000
Mr George Baxter, London
Thence by descent
Private collection, United Kingdom
Private collection, Melbourne
RELATED WORK:
Harden Sidney Melville (1824-1894), The Squatter's Hut: News from Home 1850-1851, oil on canvas, 88.0 x 102.5cm, in the collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
George Baxter, Australia. News from Home 1853, Baxter print, 12.5 x 16.5cm, in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London
Accompanied by the two colour engravings by George Baxter, Australia: News From Home and News From Australia. These evocative scenes reflect Victorian themes of emigration and communication between Britain and the Australian colonies.
Fine Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8806
6:00pm - 17 March 2026
Hawthorn
VIEWING
Fri 13 - Sun 15 March, 11am - 5pm
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