View of Sydney Harbour, ca. 1864 / Eliza Thurston
View of Sydney Harbour, ca. 1864 / Eliza Thurston
About this item
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Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1864
Call Numbers
XV/168
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Reference Code
Physical Description
Contents
1 painting - 30 x 41 cm - gouache on paper with seaweed and shells
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Copying Conditions
Out of copyright : Creator died before 1955
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Gouache on wove paper, ca. 1864, shows view of Sydney Harbour from the eastern suburbs, with Shark Island in foreground, and city skyline in distance including spire of St James Church. Painting surrounded by shells and seaweed, probably taken from the Sydney area. The painting is adhered to a backing board. It has been painted with base layer wash...
Alternative Titles
Full title
View of Sydney Harbour, ca. 1864 / Eliza Thurston
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Conservation note
Due to its fragility, this item is only to be handled by Collection Care.
Object History
This piece was passed down through the artist’s family, then sold in Sothebys Melbourne in 1988. Trevor Bussell (Showground Gallery) purchased it and sold it to David Ell. It sold in the sale of the David Ell collection in August 1993 as lot 1782. Purchased by Ruth Simons. Sold by Day Fine Art to the State Library of New South Wales from a private...
Contextual Information
Source
Day Fine Art (Vincent Day)
Administrative / Biographical history
Eliza Thurston, painter, was born in 1807 in Bath, England, the daughter of an artist and music teacher. She trained in Bath and was listed in local directories as a ‘professor of drawing’. She married John Noel Thurston, auctioneer, in 1830, and the couple had six children, while Eliza continued to paint and teach drawing. After her husband’s deat...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
XV/168
Record Identifier
nvgP7w81
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nvgP7w81
Other Identifiers
Reference code
1006063
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