b'136768768SAMUEL THOMAS GILL (BRITAIN, AUSTRALIA, 1818-1880)A suite of five (5) paintings depicting an Australian homestead and landscapesc1842-46 watercolours with ink and wash, some with white highlight, all initialled in ink S.T.G. and titled in ink or pencil lower left to right,one image dated 1842 with illegible annotation in pencil verso,sizes range from 12.6 x 20.3cm to 17 x 23.4cm.All individually framed and glazed.The titles read:(1) Shepherds Out Station, nr. Mr Horrocks - North Station;(2) Stringy Bark Tree;(3) Gum Trees;(4) Native Cherry Tree, Victoria;and (5) Grass Trees.PROVENANCEPrivate collection, Melbourne.In 1846 bored with farming, John Horrocks set out on a privately funded expedition to explore the country North East of Mount Arden, between Port Augusta and Lake Torrens in South Australia. The party included Gill as an unpaid draftsman. This provides rare evidence of the location of at least the first of these images.A rare collection of high quality watercolours by S.T. Gill, which is being offered intact.$30,00040,000768'