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Article : 184 wordsWhile not strictly speaking, a Tasmanian artist, Mr. L. Dechaineux, an example of whose seascapes in watercolour is reproduced above, at least exercises his art, in Tasmania, for he is, and has been for many years, the principal of the Hobart Technical College, instructing the students of that college in the rudiments of art. The marine study illustrated forms one of a number of water-colour sketches by Mr. Dechaineux, exhibited at the annual ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Tue 21 Feb 1928, Page 5
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