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Richard Read (Senior) was born in London around 1765 and arrived in Australia in 1813 as a convict. …

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The New Zealand Chief King Totoro

Pencil and watercolour on paper laid down on stretched line, unframed, 38.2 x 26.9 cm

Topographical Picures, Christies, London.

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Bugger-Bugger (A Native of New Holland), and a True Representation of Our Sydney Blacks

Pencil and watercolour on paper laid down on stretched linen, watermark 'Turkey Mill/Whatman', unframed, 38.2 x 26.9 cm

Topographical Picures, Christies, London.

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Esther Johnston

Oil on ivory, 6.5 x 5 cm

Australian Paintings, Prints & Books etc., Christies, Melbourne.

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