Alexander Schramm (Germany 1814 – Australia 1864), Adelaide, a tribe of natives on the banks of the river Torrens 1850. Oil on canvas, 86.7 x 130.2 cm. Purchased 2005.

Alexander Schramm, Adelaide, a tribe of natives on the banks of the river Torrens 1850

The National Gallery of Australia is one of the world's most recently established national galleries. It opened to the public in 1982, after little more than a decade of collecting. The Gallery now holds the nation's largest and most valuable collection of art.

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Alexander Schramm, Adelaide, a tribe of natives on the banks of the river Torrens 1850

Alexander Schramm, Adelaide, a tribe of natives on the banks of the river Torrens 1850