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Damian Broomhead

Sydney, NSW, Australia


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Over the past several years I’ve created an extensive series of oil pastel drawings depicting scenes from the first years of the Sydney colony and focusing on the interactions between the British and the indigenous inhabitants of that region. These energetic works engage with the historical narrati...

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Bennelong in the armoury at the Tower of London 1793 thumb

Drawing15 W x 10.8 H x 0 D in

Bennelong with suits of armour in the Tower of London armoury 1793 thumb

Drawing27.6 W x 21.7 H x 0 D in

Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne examine fallen autumn leaves for the first time. thumb

Drawing27.6 W x 21.7 H x 0 D in

Bennelong with a helmet in the Tower of London armoury 1793 thumb

Drawing11.6 W x 8.3 H x 0.4 D in

Bennelong with ostrich in the Tower of London zoo thumb

Drawing15 W x 10.8 H x 0 D in

Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne feed the elephant at the Tower of London zoo 1793 thumb

Drawing39.4 W x 27.6 H x 0 D in

Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne encounter the wolf in the Tower of London zoo 1793 thumb

Drawing39.4 W x 27.6 H x 0.4 D in

Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne with the Grizzly Bear at the Tower of London zoo 1793 thumb

Drawing39.4 W x 27.6 H x 0.4 D in

Bennelong and Yemmerrawanne feed the sacred ravens in the Tower of London courtyard 1793 thumb

Drawing39.4 W x 27.6 H x 0 D in

Bennelong feeds the eagle at the Tower of London zoo 1793 thumb

Painting39.4 W x 27.6 H x 0.4 D in

Bennelong and the Lion at the Tower of London 1793 thumb

Drawing39.4 W x 27.6 H x 0 D in

Bennelong, William Blake and the Tiger in the Tower of London 1793 thumb

Drawing39.4 W x 27.6 H x 0 D in

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Convicts collecting grass and sweet tea near Sydney Cove 1788 thumb

Drawing21.7 W x 27.6 H x 0 D in

Roasting Cockatoos near Bennelong's hut Sydney Cove thumb

Drawing21.7 W x 27.6 H x 0 D in

Night boat Sydney harbour 1790 thumb

Drawing11.6 W x 8.3 H x 0 D in

Governor Phillip holding the Cadnadiul, or 'death spear' thumb

Drawing31.1 W x 21.7 H x 0 D in

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GROUP PORTRAIT IN THE GOVERNOR’S YARD, INCLUDING BENNELONG AND GOVERNOR PHILLIP, SYDNEY COVE, 1790 version 1 thumb

Drawing55.9 W x 42.9 H x 0 D in

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The French Garden at Botany Bay 1788 thumb

Drawing31.1 W x 21.7 H x 0 D in

Monster shark hauled aboard the Sirius thumb

Drawing21.7 W x 15.7 H x 0 D in

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Officers examining pilfered spears in the governor's house with pet kangaroos alongside. thumb

Drawing43.3 W x 31.1 H x 0 D in

Unloading Sydney Cove thumb

Drawing55.9 W x 42.9 H x 2 D in

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Frenchman carries a box ashore 1788 thumb

Drawing10.8 W x 7.9 H x 0 D in

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Discarded clothing around Bennelong's hut thumb

Drawing43.3 W x 31.1 H x 0 D in

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Governor Phillip presents a tin shield to Bennelong, 1790 thumb

Drawing43.3 W x 31.1 H x 0 D in

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