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Captain William Dumaresq (1793-1868) and Colonel Henry Dumaresq (1792-1838) "Les Trois Couronnes, Pyrenese, the river Neville in the...

Captain William Dumaresq (1793-1868) and Colonel Henry Dumaresq (1792-1838) "Les Trois Couronnes, Pyrenese, the river Neville in the foreground", watercolour, 22 x 33 cm (8.5 x 13in); together with a watercolour by Agnes Dumaresq, 1887, inscribed verso "Villars, Rhone Valley, Suisse", 12.5 x 17.5 cm (5 x 7in) (2) Provenance: The Dumaresq family and by descent Other Notes: The brothers, Captain William and Colonel Henry Dumaresq, were both stationed in the colony of New South Wales, Australia. William was a brother-in-law to General (Sir) Ralph Darling, who was appointed governor of New South Wales in 1824. While William was enlisted as a civil engineer and Deputy Surveyor General, his brother Henry was Military Secretary to Governor Darling. In return for his services, the latter was granted a 12,000 acre-estate at St. Helier's in Muswellbrook. The identification of the present scene as "Les Trois Couronnes, Pyrenese", on the label to the reverse is therefore probably wrong and it is more likely to be of Australia.