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farm was attacked. John escaped and headed for
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The great navigator is, of course, the principal figure in the composition, while grouped around him are Mr Banks, Dr
Solander, and several officers Captain Cook has just made the usual proclamation, and has lifted his hat above his head. A seaman is elevating the white ensign of St. George above
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Alexander Gilfillan was born in 1793 in Jersey, an island located near the coast of Normandy, France. John spent eight years in the Royal Navy before deciding to take up art as a profession. He was later trained as an artist in Scotland and was Professor of Painting at the
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Captain Cook at Botany Bay’ and according to ‘The Age’ Gilfillan had gone to a lot of trouble to obtain authentic portraits of all the principal actors. By June 1857 the work was nearing completion and the following description appeared in the ‘Adelaide Times’;
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the group of officers; another has unfurled the Union Jack on the top of a cliff; the marines are firing a salute, while the motley-looking ships' band behind them, and on the right of the picture, are playing the
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Captain Cook taking possession of New South Wales, in the name of His
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