The old Peter Lalor Hotel, the red building in this pastel painting, holds a quiet significance. Peter Lalor led the Eureka Stockade in 1854 in Ballarat. It was an uprising against what many saw as unfair English taxes and penalties on miners during the gold rush. His story speaks to that enduring Australian idea of the underdog. Some historians even describe the Eureka Stockade as the moment democracy was born in Australia.
Title: The old Peter Lalor Hotel
Size: 54cm (height) x 45cm (width)
Medium: oil pastel on board
Frame: recycled frame from an antique shop.
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