Watercolour drawing, Scatophagus multifasciatus, 'Butter Fish', paper, J. H. Carse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1883

James Howe Carse
A well travelled painter, in 1876 Carse was regarded as 'perhaps the best painter in the colony' with his landscapes, depicting locations from all around Australia, receiving recognition and awards at numerous exhibitions.
born . c.1818 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
died 1900 Mosman, Sydney, 
NSWActive Period c.1860 - c.1890
Arrival c.1867 (South Australia.)
Residence
c.1871 - c.1900 Mosman Bay, Sydney, NSW
c.1869 - c.1871 Melbourne, Vic.
c.1867 - c.1869 South Australia
c.1860 - c.1867 London, England, UK
c.1818 - c.1860 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Trained Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Souced at https://www.daao.org.au/bio/james-howe-carse/, accessed 15/07/2022

Carse, J H

New South Wales, Australia

Fishing Commissioners when NSW a Colony (prior to 1901)

Commissioners of New South Wales Fisheries

The branch of zoology that deals with fish.

Icthyology

Fish

Watercolour painting

P1426 Watercolour drawing, Scatophagus multifasciatus (Butter Fish), paper / canvas, painted by J H Carse, for the Commissioners of New South Wales Fisheries, Colony of New South Wales, 1883

Paintings executed in pigments bound with a medium (generally gum arabic) which is soluble in water.

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Watercolour drawing of Scatophagus multifasciatus (Butter Fish)

Object No. P1426

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