Drawings relating to Cook’s 3rd Voyage attributed to John Cleveley from sketches made by his brother...
Drawings relating to Cook’s 3rd Voyage attributed to John Cleveley from sketches made by his brother...
Drawings relating to Cook’s 3rd Voyage attributed to John Cleveley from sketches made by his brother James, and painted c. 1786
About this item
Full title
Date
ca. 1786
Call Numbers
DGD 27
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Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
Drawings - 7 watercolours pasted down on card -
watercolours pasted down on card - various sizes, views approx. 31.3 x 46 cm. (smallest) to 44 x 60.3 cm. (largest) on sheets approx. 34.2 x 47.2 cm. (smallest) to 44.6 x 62 cm. (largest)
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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
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
1. The Resolution and Discovery anchored at the Nore, June 15, 1776 (possibly). 39.4 x 57.9 cm. (view) on sheet 40.6 x 58.7 cm.
2. The Resolution anchored in the Down, June 26, 1776 (possibly). 41.2 x 56.5 cm (view) on sheet 41.9 x 58.1 cm.
3. The Resolution and Discovery anchored in Plymouth Sound, June 30, 1776 (possibly). 40.4 x 56.8 cm. (...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Drawings relating to Cook’s 3rd Voyage attributed to John Cleveley from sketches made by his brother James, and painted c. 1786
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 949522...
Attributions / Conjectures
It is questionable whether these watercolours attributed to John Cleveley are based on sketches made by his brother James Cleveley (ship’s carpenter on Cook’s third voyage), or were devised by John (a professional artist who never travelled to the Pacific) from other visual sources. The only evidence of James ever producing drawings is the attribut...
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Sir William Dixson, 1929
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DGD 27
Record Identifier
YRlZLxgn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/YRlZLxgn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
457922
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