Sydney from the park / J. S. Prout
Sydney from the park / J. S. Prout
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Full title
Sydney from the park / J. S. Prout
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
This pencil sketch is similar to the lithograph that was published in 'Sydney illustrated'. It was titled 'Sydney looking north' and appeared in Part IV of the series in 1844. A full description of the image has been given by John Rae in 'Sydney illustrated', ML Q981.1/P. In his description he states, "The Parramatta Road, which is the grand entra...
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed: J.S. Prout. Title on bottom left corner of image. Undated.
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by N. Newcombe, a distant relative of artist, Dec. 1952
Administrative / Biographical history
John Skinner Prout, (1805-1876), artist, was born on 19 December 1805 at Plymouth, England. He arrived with his wife and seven children in Sydney on 14 December, 1840. He brought a complete lithographic printing press with him, and in early 1841 he started producing lithographed versions of his drawings of Sydney. In August 1842, the first part o...
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Primary Identifiers
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SV*/Sp Coll/Prout/7
Record Identifier
16AJZVmn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/16AJZVmn
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Reference code
457715
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