Abstract:The natives are extremely fond of painting, and often sit hours by me when at work.' Thomas Watling, Letters from an Exile at Botany Bay (1793)In 1793, the artist Thomas Watling wrote to his aunt in Scotland and described his unhappy experience of living in the colony of New South Wales. 1 As a disgruntled convict, Watling was far from impressed with his new surroundings; little escaped his diatribe, from the dull landscape to the unfair policies of the Governor. While Watling's words are cheerless and dismiss… Show more
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