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<p>This image is a sketch portrait of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, he is considered one of key figures in the colonisation of the state of South Australia.  Despite his role in the founding of the state, Edward Gibbon Wakefield never stepped foot in South Australia.  
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State Government Photographer</div>
1 January 1860<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1860-01-01T00:00:00Z/11</div>
The History Trust of South Australian,  South Australian Government <br> Photo <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://data.history.sa.gov.au/sagpc/media/preview/12270?maxsize=1000">[1]</a> <br> Object record <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://data.history.sa.gov.au/sagpc/getitem/12270">[2]</a>