H.M.S. Galatea passing the Sydney Heads with the Pelican and Emu in attendance, ca. 1868
H.M.S. Galatea passing the Sydney Heads with the Pelican and Emu in attendance, ca. 1868
H.M.S. Galatea passing the Sydney Heads with the Pelican and Emu in attendance, ca. 1868
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Date
ca. 1868
Call Numbers
SV/259
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Physical Description
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1 watercolour - 23.7 x 32.8 cm - ink, pen
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Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
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Contents
This work depicts the departure of H.M.S. Galatea from Sydney (presumably April 1868). There are two steamers following the Galatea, which are the Emu and the Pelican. At the left of the work is North Head coastline. The South Head Old Macquarie Lighthouse is visible on the right, with the South Head Congregational Chapel, constructed in 1839 and d...
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Full title
H.M.S. Galatea passing the Sydney Heads with the Pelican and Emu in attendance, ca. 1868
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Digital order no:a7142001
Contextual Information
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Purchased from Deutscher and Hackett Surry Hills, 28 November 2012, Lot 88
Administrative / Biographical history
Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria, was given command of the wooden steam frigate H.M.S. Galatea in 1866. He visited Australia as part of a world tour, going to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Tasmania. On 21 January 1868, the Duke of Edinburgh arrived in Sydney. His stay in Sydney lasted four months, departing in April 1868. On...
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SV/259
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1bGdXyrY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1bGdXyrY
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1012282
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