(Source: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery) Visitors to the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) can now enjoy a fascinating glimpse into Hobart's past thanks to the loan of a painting by a notable convict artist. Hobart Town by Knut Bull (1811-89) is an impressive and splendidly detailed picture of the city in 1854, and has been generously loaned to TMAG by the Foster family in memory of the late Francis Henry and Patricia Ainslee Foster. The painting depicts a lively and industrious city: ships and...
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