[View of Sydney from North Shore, 188-? / by Francis Pringle Taylor]
[View of Sydney from North Shore, 188-? / by Francis Pringle Taylor]
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Author / Creator
Date
188-?
Call Numbers
XV/116
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Physical Description
Contents
1 watercolour - 41.2 x 60.5 cm
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Fonds
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
View of Sydney Harbour probably from Neutral Bay. Kurraba Point, Fort Denison and Garden Island are depicted at left of image. The ship in foreground at right is possibly H.M.S. Wolverine.
Alternative Titles
Full title
[View of Sydney from North Shore, 188-? / by Francis Pringle Taylor]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Signature / Inscriptions
Signed 'F P Taylor' [monogram extending into full signature] at lower right of image
Description source
Titled and dated by cataloguer
Contextual Information
Source
Purchased from Simpsons Antiques, December 2011
Administrative / Biographical history
Francis Pringle Taylor (d. 1913), a naval officer, was born in Edinburgh, the son of Reverend Robert Taylor, of Blairgowrie, Scotland. He joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1866, and after serving on several ships he arrived in Australia in 1879. From 1880 to 1884 he was lieutenant in command of H.M.S. Wolverine. In 1884 he raised a volunteer n...
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Call Numbers
XV/116
Record Identifier
nV2qL3gn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nV2qL3gn
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Reference code
954109
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