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NEVILLE-ROLFE, Harriet Jane
1850 - 1928

1850, Heacham Hall, Norfolk, England – 1928, Sedgeford, Norfolk 

Harriet Jane Neville-Rolfe was the fourth of nine children of Charles Fawcett Neville-Rolfe and Martha Holt. She was home educated in England by a governess, taught Latin by the local vicar, and spent the years 1861–63 living in Italy. Between 1874 and 1877, Neville-Rolfe studied at London’s Slade School of Fine Art and at the École nationale de Dessin pour des jeunes filles in Paris, where she won numerous prizes. In September 1883, Neville-Rolfe sailed to Australia to stay with two of her brothers, who had holdings in a remote cattle station in central Queensland. During the period she lived on Alpha Station, Neville-Rolfe recorded various scenes and events of station life. These watercolour and pencil sketches were sent back to her family in England and may be considered the holiday ‘snapshots’ of the time.

Principal country
England/Australia QLD
Date of birth
1850
Date of death
1928
Artwork Pale yellow climber this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Pale yellow climber c.1884
Artwork (Portrait of a woman) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

(Portrait of a woman) c.1884
Artwork Castle Rocks this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Castle Rocks c.1884
Artwork Queensland wrens (unfinished) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Queensland wrens (unfinished) c.1883-84
Artwork Castle Vale this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1885-01-01

Castle Vale 1885
Artwork Alpha stockyard, the Coacher, the Colt and Carl this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Alpha stockyard, the Coacher, the Colt and Carl 1884
Artwork Mt Rolfe, Lanark this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Mt Rolfe, Lanark 1884
Artwork Alpha Creek at Rainmore, the eve of our first night's camping in the bush this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Alpha Creek at Rainmore, the eve of our first night's camping in the bush 1884
Artwork Starting out kangaroo hunting this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Starting out kangaroo hunting 1884
Artwork Native flowers this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Native flowers 1884
Artwork Native cherry bushes, Lanark this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Native cherry bushes, Lanark 1884
Artwork Fleurs des champs (Field flowers) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Fleurs des champs (Field flowers) 1884
Artwork Sinking a well at Alpha in the dried up creek this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Sinking a well at Alpha in the dried up creek 1884
Artwork Mopoke this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Mopoke c.1884
Artwork Huntly this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Huntly c.1884
Artwork (Gecko) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

(Gecko) c.1884
Artwork (Unfinished landscape) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

(Unfinished landscape) c.1883
Artwork Native rose, King George's Sound, last sight of Australia this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1885-01-01

Native rose, King George's Sound, last sight of Australia 1885
Artwork Bee eaters, Alpha this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Bee eaters, Alpha 1884
Artwork Gins from the verandah of the quarters, Alpha this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Gins from the verandah of the quarters, Alpha 1884
Artwork Verandah, outstation to Alpha this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Verandah, outstation to Alpha 1884
Artwork Wild flowers and grasshoppers this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Wild flowers and grasshoppers 1884
Artwork Mutton birds (sic), a corner of vine this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Mutton birds (sic), a corner of vine 1884
Artwork Shingle-back lizard and native fuschia this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Shingle-back lizard and native fuschia 1884
Artwork The Castlevale this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

The Castlevale 1884
Artwork Lanark Outstation this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Lanark Outstation 1884
Artwork Plover this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Plover c.1884
Artwork Mailman riding away from Frankfield this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Mailman riding away from Frankfield c.1884
Artwork Grasshopper and shield bug this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Grasshopper and shield bug c.1883-85
Artwork A gin on Alpha run (unfinished) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

A gin on Alpha run (unfinished) c.1883
Artwork Houses of Parliament, Brisbane this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1885-01-01

Houses of Parliament, Brisbane 1885
Artwork Carl breaking in Madge in the spring cart (unfinished) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Carl breaking in Madge in the spring cart (unfinished) 1884
Artwork Dam at the water hole this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Dam at the water hole 1884
Artwork Kilcummin this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Kilcummin 1884
Artwork Gum tree in flower this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Gum tree in flower 1884
Artwork Opening of the steam engine for sawing wood for the new kitchen, Alpha this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Opening of the steam engine for sawing wood for the new kitchen, Alpha 1884
Artwork Crimson winged parrot, cockbird this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Crimson winged parrot, cockbird 1884
Artwork Our camp, Rainmore this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Our camp, Rainmore 1884
Artwork Frankfield this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Frankfield c.1884
Artwork Aboriginal girl (unfinished) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Aboriginal girl (unfinished) c.1884
Artwork Two parrots (unfinished) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Two parrots (unfinished) c.1883-84
Artwork Tina Loot this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Tina Loot c.1883
Artwork Wolfang this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Wolfang 1884
Artwork Chinaman's garden, Frankfield this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper on cardboard, created in 1884-01-01

Chinaman's garden, Frankfield 1884
Artwork Young colts let loose, some hobbled, after their first day's training this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Young colts let loose, some hobbled, after their first day's training 1884
Artwork Ginger lillies this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Ginger lillies 1884
Artwork Early morning, the stockyard contractor's camp, Alpha this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Early morning, the stockyard contractor's camp, Alpha 1884
Artwork Queensland pheasant and turkey in the compound this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Queensland pheasant and turkey in the compound 1884
Artwork Gold diggings near Clermont this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Gold diggings near Clermont 1884
Artwork Saw-pit, Lanark this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Saw-pit, Lanark 1884

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