Custom House and part of Circular Wharf, Sydney N.S.W., 1845 / painted by G. E. Peacock
Custom House and part of Circular Wharf, Sydney N.S.W., 1845 / painted by G. E. Peacock
Custom House and part of Circular Wharf, Sydney N.S.W., 1845 / painted by G. E. Peacock
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1845
Call Numbers
DG 38 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 1, East Wall, no. 95
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 22.8 x 30.4 cm - oil on commercial artists' board
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: : Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales
Issue Copy
Digitised
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
This view shows the Customs House from the east side of Sydney Cove, looking back into the Rocks across the Quay. It shows the recently reclaimed `Semi-Circular Quay', one of the biggest public work projects of the day, which took seven years to complete between 1837-1844
Alternative Titles
Full title
Custom House and part of Circular Wharf, Sydney N.S.W., 1845 / painted by G. E. Peacock
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Possibly forms a pair with `Custom House and Circular Quay', 1845 / painted by G. E. Peacock. Location Number: DG 35 Dixson Galleries
Reference: George Edwards Peacock exhibition catalogue. State Library of New South Wales, 2002
Digital order no: a128019
Signature / Inscriptions
Titled on reverse & also signed & dated "G.E. Peacock 1845". A G. Rowney & Sons mill'd board label also on reverse
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Sir William Dixson, 1929
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
DG 38 , Status: On display – Paintings from the Collection, Room 1, East Wall, no. 95
Record Identifier
nGm4eqaY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nGm4eqaY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
404974
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