Morning on the Murray near Blanchetown
1882

H. J. JOHNSTONE

Medium: oil on canvas
Measurements: 67.0 × 101.5 cm
Place/s of Execution: London, England
Inscription: inscribed in brown paint l.l.: H. J. Johnstone 1882
Accession Number: 2011.37
Department: International Painting
Credit Line: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Duncan Elphinstone McBride Leary, 2011
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Gallery location: Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia
Subjects (general): Human Figures Landscapes
Subjects (specific): Australia (nation) Blanchetown (inhabited place) indigenous people Murray River (river) riverbanks South Australia (state)

Frame

This painting had no frame when it was acquired and so was a high priority for framing so that it could be displayed in the gallery. Frames on Johnstone’s works at the Art Gallery of South Australia were referred to and a suitable frame was found on Johnstone’s Beeches, Fontainebleau, painted in 1882. This English neo-classical style frame provides a relatively wide gold border, consisting of several bands of running ornament, which is typical of conventional salon frames of the period.
Framemaker: Reproduction - commissioned by the NGV
Date: 2014
Materials: The frame was constructed using traditional techniques, with a timber carcase, composition ornament and oil and water gilding using 23.5 karat gold leaf.