[George Street, Sydney - looking south] / painted by Henry Curzon Allport
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[George Street, Sydney - looking south] / painted by Henry Curzon Allport
[George Street, Sydney - looking south] / painted by Henry Curzon Allport
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
January 1842
Call Numbers
ML 1111
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Physical Description
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1 drawing - 33.9 x 50.2 cm. (visible image) in birds-eye maple frame (not original) 69 x 83.5 cm. - watercolour
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Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
This work shows the site of present-day Martin Place looking across to David Jones' first store on the corner of George and Barrack Streets. On the left-hand side is the then General Post Office, the main meeting place in the town. The foreground is taken up with a lively rendition of everyday activities: people gather by the Post Office; two Abor...
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Full title
[George Street, Sydney - looking south] / painted by Henry Curzon Allport
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 861739...
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed and dated lower left " H.C. Allport 1842"
Label of National Art Gallery of N.S.W., Sydney, on reverse upper left: " ... Australia's 150th Anniversary Celebrations, All Australian Art Exhibition ... January to April 1938, demonstrating 150 years of Australian art ... Loaned by David Jones Ltd."; exhibition label on reverse lower edge: "Pai...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
ML 1111
Record Identifier
94R75zl1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/94R75zl1
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Reference code
14489
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