A direct north general view of Sydney Cove ... 1794 ... / oil painting
A direct north general view of Sydney Cove ... 1794 ... / oil painting
A direct north general view of Sydney Cove ... 1794 ... / oil painting
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1794
Call Numbers
DG 60 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 1, West Wall, no. 29
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Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 91 x 121 cm. inside original frame; 109 x 147 cm. framed (ie reframed) - oil on canvas, gilt framed, then reframed over original frame
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Digitised
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Alternative Titles
Full title
A direct north general view of Sydney Cove ... 1794 ... / oil painting
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 824175...
Signature / Inscriptions
"A direct north general view of Sydney Cove, the chief British settlement in New South Wales as it appeared in 1794, being the 7th year from its establishment. Painted immediately from nature by T. Watling" -- inscription on reverse of original canvas, in brown paint
Conservation note
Creased down centre, possibly from being folded
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Sir William Dixson, 1929
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DG 60 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 1, West Wall, no. 29
Record Identifier
9gkdJ5v9
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9gkdJ5v9
Other Identifiers
Reference code
433037
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