Giclee, Henn & Co, Mitcham, Scotch College, Robert Torrens, South Australia

Archival Limited Edition Giclee Inkjet technique after the original lithograph by Louis Henn & Co between 1880-1884.

Size of image = 32.5cm x 24.5cm ( 13 x 9 2/3 inch)

Limited Edition Issued with /200 with Certificate

Premier Robert Torrens

This rare image was originally lithographed from an early photograph. It is the current suburb of Torrens Park in the Adelaide foothills with a view towards the Village of Mitcham. The Anglican Church of St Michael, built in the 1850-60s, is seen on the hill to the left. This was the estate of Sir Robert Torrens, (1814-1854) and third Premier of the Colony. He is also remembered as the originator of the Torrens Title, a system of land registration. He secured its implementation in South Australia in 1858. The small stone hut to the right is a gatehouse to the estate. To the left the Torrens home is nestled among the trees. This is now the the prestigious Presbyterian private college, Scotch College.

South Australia Company & Pastoral Experimentation.

The Mitcham Common is in the back paddocks. This is where the South Australia Company, created by financier George Fife Angas, ran a sheep station with sheep sourced from Tasmania, New South Wales & Victoria. The Sheep in the foreground are probably a reference to that project, to find the best breed for South Australian conditions. Grain may have been our major export, giving  SA the rag "Granary of the Empire", but the cattle and sheep were not far behind.So you see, so many historical threads are woven into this humble image.

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