Government House, Sydney, 1850 / by Jacob Janssen

The house is placed as the main focal point of the work, the painting depicts additional details such as the landscaped grounds, the driveway and two horse-drawn carriages coming and going from the house. Several figures are located in the landscape, including a couple strolling in the grounds and a soldier on sentry duty on the western side of the house. Near the sentry we can see a small section of a Norfolk pine, which had been planted by Governor Phillip. 

The burgeoning town of Sydney can be seen on the right hand side of the work. This discrete town view includes the obelisk in Macquarie Place, established in 1818 by Governor Macquarie to mark the place from which public roads in the colony were measured. The original St Phillip’s Anglican church can be seen on the far edge of the view with its round clock tower.

Government House, Sydney, 1850 / by Jacob Janssen

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