Pretty as a picture: Australia and the imperial picturesque.(Fatal Shores): An article from: Journal of Australian Studies

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From the supplier: The picturesque aesthetic in Australia functioned in the 19th century as a mode to purify and naturalize colonial society. The word originally described subjects appropriate for painting, and was given popular circulation by the travel writings and illustrations of William Gilpin. Gilpin's and other works provided the idealized portrait of Australia that combined beauty and the imposition of stability.

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Title: Pretty as a picture: Australia and the imperial picturesque.(Fatal Shores)
Author: Tony Hughes-d'Aeth
Publication:Journal of Australian Studies (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 1997
Publisher: University of Queensland Press
Issue: n53 Page: p99(9)

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