[The miner's dream]

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Image

Description

Content/DescriptionView of Australian gold miner seated at a desk asleep, dreaming of a winter homecoming with family, after having read a letter that has fallen to the floor. Set in a rustic cabin, several books lay on the desk while a dog and dead bird lay at his feet.

Details

Title

[The miner's dream]

Creator

Unknown, artist

Published

ca. 1860

Full Collection Name

Framed items from the collections of The Bancroft Library

Other Identifiers

BANC PIC 1970.038--FR

Subject (Topic)

Cabins
Dreams -- Pictorial works
Gold miners -- Australia -- Pictorial works
Miners -- Australia -- Pictorial works

Type

Image

Format

Oil paintings

Extent

1 painting : oil ; visible image 44 x 34 cm.

Archive

The Bancroft Library

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Linked Resources

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Collection

Framed Items