S.T. Gill – Subject – Extinct Crater

Crater of an extinct volcano | State Library of South Australia B 2434/17
Artist: Henderson, James | Date: 1843-07~/1845~
Main listing: S.T. Gill, E.J. Eyre, Symmetry 1844

The view is of a rock formation seen on Captain E.C. Frome's 1843 northern expedition, which at the time was thought to be a volcanic crater. Located south-west of Lake Frome near Reap(ing) Hook Hill. This sketch is by expedition member James Henderson. Captain Frome is probably one of the two characters in the scene.

Frome also did a watercolour of this scene and, given he'd lost his sketchbook on the expedition, it was probably based on this Henderson sketch.

For more detail see the catalogue / main entry.

Map | S. T. Gill and Frome expedition 1843

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Crater of an extinct volcano | National Library of Australia nla.obj-961880201
Artist: Frome, E.C. | Date: 1843-08~/1844~ | 12.5(H) x 17.8(W) cm
Main listing: S.T. Gill, E.J. Eyre, Symmetry 1844

The view is of a rock formation seen on Captain E.C. Frome's 1843 northern expedition, which at the time was thought to be a volcanic crater. This is a watercolour by Frome.

Given Frome lost his sketchbook on the 1843 expedition this may be based on a sketch by companion James Henderson (SLSA B 2434/17). See that sketch for detail on the expedition and their coming across this location.

For more detail see the catalogue / main entry.

Map | S. T. Gill and Frome expedition 1843

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Crater of extinct Volcano - From Hon'l Capt. Frome's northern Sketches | Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales PX*D 73 f.5
Artist: Gill, S.T. | Date: 1844-11~ | Appleyard cat. 27.2
Catalogue: S.T. Gill, E.J. Eyre, Symmetry 1844

The view is of a rock formation seen on Captain E.C. Frome's 1843 northern expedition, which at the time was thought to be a volcanic crater.

Gill's picture is likely based on Frome's watercolour. Another sketch was made by expedition member James Henderson (SLSA B 2434/17). Unlike Henderson's sketch, there are no people in this scene. This is the earliest known of Gill's oft repeated illustrations of this scene.

For more detail see the catalogue / main entry.

Map | S. T. Gill and Frome expedition 1843

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Extinct Crater, North of Spencer Gulf, South Australia | Art Gallery of South Australia 0.614
Artist: Gill, S.T. | Date: 1845 | Appleyard cat. 27.1 | 17.8(H) x 28.5(W) cm
Catalogue: S.T. Gill and George French Angas, 1844-1845

The view is of a rock formation seen on Captain E.C. Frome's 1843 northern expedition, which at the time was thought to be a volcanic crater. Two expeditioners and two Aboriginal people are in this scene.

Gill's original image is likely based on Frome's watercolour. Gill did an early version of this scene for E.J. Eyre (SLNSW-M PX*D 73 f.5).

For more detail see the catalogue / main entry.

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Extinct Crater Northward from a Sketch by Captain Frome | State Library of South Australia B 72815
Artist: Gill, S.T. | Date: 1849~ | Appleyard cat. 27.5 | 15.5(H) x 22(W) cm
Catalogue: S.T. Gill's Set of South Australian Scenes - Bishop 1849

The view is of a rock formation seen on Captain E.C. Frome's 1843 northern expedition, which at the time was thought to be a volcanic crater. Gill's original image is likely based on Frome's watercolour. Gill did an early version of this scene for E.J. Eyre (SLNSW-M PX*D 73 f.5). In this version there is a group of Aboriginal people below and a fire in the distance.

Reverse inscription: "Skitches in So. Australia. Extinct Crater northward from original skitch taken by Capt'n Frome - on his northward expedition. Lat & Long mis-laid". Signed Saml Thos Gill.

For more detail see the catalogue / main entry.

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Crater of extinct volcano, Northward, South Australia | Art Gallery of South Australia 697HP8
Artist: Gill, S.T. | Date: 1855~/1857~ | Appleyard cat. 27.3 | 19.6(H) x 26.8(W) cm
Main listing: S.T. Gill - South Australia Retrospectives

The view is of a rock formation seen on Captain E.C. Frome's 1843 northern expedition, which at the time was thought to be a volcanic crater. Gill's original image is likely based on Frome's watercolour. Gill did an early version of this scene for E.J. Eyre (SLNSW-M PX*D 73 f.5).

It is signed "STG 1842" by Gill, intended to indicate the date of the scene, not the artist's execution. However Gill has inaccurately recalled the date of the Frome expedition which was actually 1843. Appleyard (p58) says "the signature and date, which is incorrect, were added many years later in Melbourne". He dates the corresponding watercolour AGNSW 214.1975 to c.1870. The signature here has a curly tail on the G - a style Gill used around 1855/1857 - and this is a retrospective from that period.

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Landscape with crater and cone | Art Gallery of New South Wales 214.1975
Artist: Gill, S.T. | Date: 1855~/1857~ | Appleyard cat. 27.4 | 24.1(H) x 32.5(W) cm
Main listing: S.T. Gill - South Australia Retrospectives

The view is of a rock formation seen on Captain E.C. Frome's 1843 northern expedition, which at the time was thought to be a volcanic crater. Gill's original image is likely based on Frome's watercolour. Gill did an early version of this scene for E.J. Eyre (SLNSW-M PX*D 73 f.5).

This painting is based on the pencil sketch AGSA 697HP8 and is likely to be a similar date. The January 1856 auction including a work of this subject is further evidence it is a retrospective from around 1855. (Appleyard (p58) dated this c.1870 based on signature and style.)

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