AustLit

'The painter, writer and illustrator Edward Roper travelled extensively visiting Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States in the latter half of the nineteenth century ... Roper, who visited Australia at least twice between 1855 and the late 1880s, produced a number of watercolours, oils, sketches and prints of various landscapes, including gold mining and the bush.'

Source: Ballarat Fine Art Gallery website, http://www.balgal.com/
Sighted: 09/08/2007