▁such ▁as ▁the ▁" be ams ▁and ▁the ▁sw allow ▁dro ppings ▁on ▁the ▁be ams , ▁cor rug ated ▁iron , ▁oil ▁drum , ▁k eros ene ▁tin , ▁w ool ▁b ale , ▁brand ▁on ▁the ▁w ool ▁b ale " ▁that ▁created ▁" a ▁master pie ce ▁of ▁small ▁portrait ▁grouping ". ▁ ▁Pro ven ance ▁The ▁painting ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Le igh ▁Sad lier ▁F alk iner , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁Wang an ella ▁station , ▁near ▁Den ili quin ▁in ▁the ▁River ina ▁region ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁The ▁local ity ▁of ▁Wang an ella ▁was ▁later ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁station . ▁ ▁Despite ▁commission ing ▁the ▁work , ▁F alk iner ▁dis lik ed ▁the ▁way ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Be atrice , ▁were ▁port rayed ▁by ▁Lam bert ▁and ▁decl ined ▁to ▁purchase ▁the ▁painting . ▁The ▁painting ▁was ▁later ▁sold ▁to ▁Sir ▁Bald win ▁Sp encer ▁for ▁£ 6 0 0 . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Contempor ary ▁critics ▁were ▁largely ▁fav ou rable ▁as ▁a ▁painting ▁ ▁although ▁some ▁claimed ▁it ▁lack ed ▁em otion ▁and ▁sympathy ▁for ▁the ▁subject . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁We igh ing ▁the ▁fle e ce ▁- ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Australia ▁collection . ▁ ▁Category : Paint ings ▁by ▁George ▁Washington ▁Lam bert ▁Category : Collections ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Gallery ▁of ▁Australia ▁Category : 1 9 2 1