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""Account of an Expedition to the Interior of New Holland"" is an exploration narrative written with the aid of Lady Mary Fox, an Englishwoman who accompanied her husband, the Reverend J.L. Fox, on a sizable excursion to the largely uncharted interior of New Holland, that is now referred to as Australia. This painting offers a wonderful firsthand account in their adventure. The narrative affords a detailed and engaging description of the demanding situations and discoveries made at some stage in their expedition. The Foxes traveled through rugged terrain, encountering a various variety of landscapes, from arid deserts to lush coastal regions. Lady Mary Fox's writing is marked through her vivid descriptions of the particular plant life and fauna they encountered, in addition to the Indigenous peoples they encountered, dropping light on their customs and manner of lifestyles. As one of the few ladies who ventured into the Australian desert throughout that technology, Lady Mary Fox's account is noteworthy for its angle on the hardships and adventures faced by early explorers. Her eager observations and engaging storytelling make this work a useful historical record that contributes to our know-how of the exploration and colonization of Australia in the 19th century.

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Lady Mary Fox (19 December 1798 - 13 July 1864) was King William IV of the United Kingdom's illegitimate daughter by his mistress Dorothea Jordan. She went on to become a writer later in life. Mary FitzClarence was the fourth child and second daughter of Prince William, Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, and actress Dorothea Jordan, and was born in Bushy House. She has been described as ""a fine looking, brown girl with a pleasant countenance and manners"". Charles Richard Fox, the eldest but illegitimate son of Lord Holland and Lady Webster, subsequently Lady Holland, courted her younger sister Elizabeth in 1820. His parents did not approve of the match, but they later approved of his relationship with Mary four years later. On June 19, 1824, the couple married in St George's, Hanover Square, London. Lady Holland was concerned that she may be ""a sickly subject"" and desired that her mother's ""roturier blood might have mitigated the royal constitutions."" On August 31, her mother-in-law wrote that her son, ""though fond of her, he only considers her as an auxiliary to his medals and other possessions, not as a principal,"" but that ""it will all do well; as she is very winning, and very firm, and sincerely fond of him."" By 1827, the couple had made their home in Little Holland House.

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