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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 (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 Huntly this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

Huntly 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 Aboriginal girl (unfinished) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

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

(Gecko) 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 Pale yellow climber this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

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

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

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

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 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 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 Tina Loot this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1883-01-01

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

(Unfinished landscape) c.1883
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 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 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 Castle Vale this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1885-01-01

Castle Vale 1885
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 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 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 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 Our camp, Rainmore this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

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

Saw-pit, Lanark 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 Entrance of the Franqueville Paddock, Lanark this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Entrance of the Franqueville Paddock, Lanark 1884
Artwork Lanark Outstation this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Lanark Outstation 1884
Artwork Kind of orchid, a great many varieties this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Kind of orchid, a great many varieties 1884
Artwork Breakfast, Alpha this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Breakfast, Alpha 1884
Artwork The compound, Alpha, from Kunie's bedroom verandah this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

The compound, Alpha, from Kunie's bedroom verandah 1884
Artwork Frankfield, Lanark this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Frankfield, Lanark 1884
Artwork A bit of the lagoon near the house, Lanark this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

A bit of the lagoon near the house, Lanark 1884
Artwork Mistake Creek this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Mistake Creek 1884
Artwork The Castle Rocks this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

The Castle Rocks 1884
Artwork The twelve mile coach stage, Alpha run this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

The twelve mile coach stage, Alpha run 1884
Artwork Bringing in logs for the new kitchen this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Bringing in logs for the new kitchen 1884
Artwork (Thunbergia) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

(Thunbergia) 1884
Artwork Castlevale this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Castlevale 1884
Artwork The 13 mile hut and camp this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

The 13 mile hut and camp 1884
Artwork Harry the mail man this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Harry the mail man 1884
Artwork The one cured, Collanawhalla, Lanark (unfinished) this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

The one cured, Collanawhalla, Lanark (unfinished) 1884
Artwork Head Station, Alpha this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Head Station, Alpha 1884
Artwork The colt roped this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

The colt roped 1884
Artwork Sedgeford outstation on the Alpha run this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Sedgeford outstation on the Alpha run 1884
Artwork Rosella and pomegranates, Elgin Downs this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Rosella and pomegranates, Elgin Downs 1884
Artwork The gem lizard, life size this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

The gem lizard, life size 1884
Artwork Wolfang this artwork made of Watercolour over pencil on wove paper, created in 1884-01-01

Wolfang 1884

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