Edward Baker Boulton : Australia's forgotten artist
by John H. Edwards
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Edward Baker Boulton, grandfather of the esteemed writer Arthur Ransome, was an accomplished water colour artist, undervalued in his time. An emigrant from Shropshire in the mid 1830's, Boulton died in 1895. This biography attempts to validate Boulton and his work.Tags
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- Original publication date
- 2004
- People/Characters
- Edward Baker Boulton; Arthur Ransome
- Important places
- Shropshire, England; Yaranabee, Australia; Bergen op Zoom, Australia; Clifton, Gloucestershire, England
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- Dedication
- For Gareth
- First words
- This book is centred around remarkable character who came from an established middle class family in Shropshire, England.
Foreword by Ted Alexander
As a child I discovered the wonderful Swallows and Amazons series of children's books by the quintessentially English writer Arthur Ransome (1884-1967).
Introduction
In the middle of the 1830s, two young Shropshire men decided to journey to the other side of the world.
Chapter 1. A Shropshire lad - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Edward's eldest son, Oswald, is buried at Waverley Cemetery, Sydney's most spectacular, which his father had painted some thirty years earlier. [Fig.71]
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- English
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