View of the Entrance to Jacksons Bay, the North and South heads from above Vaucluse the property of...
View of the Entrance to Jacksons Bay, the North and South heads from above Vaucluse the property of...
View of the Entrance to Jacksons Bay, the North and South heads from above Vaucluse the property of Mr W. Wenthworth [i.e. Wentworth]. M.L.C. / J. Janssen 1848
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Date
1848
Call Numbers
V/101
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Physical Description
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Drawings - 26.2 x 45.8 cm. - Repaired corner at upper left - watercolour
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
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Scope and Contents
Contents
The viewpoint is from above Wentworth's estate at Vaucluse, showing Vaucluse House in the left foreground. The building with the enclosed courtyard to its right is the convict barracks where estate workers were confined at night. To the right of the tree is the settlement at Watsons Bay followed by South Head and North Head.
Alternative Titles
Full title
View of the Entrance to Jacksons Bay, the North and South heads from above Vaucluse the property of Mr W. Wenthworth [i.e. Wentworth]. M.L.C. / J. Janssen 1848
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Digital order no:Album ID : 874392...
Signature / Inscriptions
"J. Janssen 1848" in ink at lower centre edge of image.
"View of the Entrance to Jacksons Bay, the North and South heads / from above Vaucluse the property of Mr W. Wenthworth. M.L.C." in ink at lower edge on reverse.
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Sotheby's Melbourne, 18 May 2004, Lot 567
Administrative / Biographical history
Explorer, author, barrister, landowner and statesman William Charles Wentworth (1790-1872) lived at Vaucluse estate between 1827-62. Vaucluse House was orginally built by Sir Henry Hayes in 1803. It was enlarged by W.C. Wentworth between 1827-30 with two and three storey stone additions.
References:
Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.2,...
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Call Numbers
V/101
Record Identifier
n5lVNvw9
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n5lVNvw9
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Reference code
441641
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