Watercolour
Maker & role
Unknown, Artist
Production date
1811
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Object detail
Title
A view of Sydney N.S. Wales, taken from Bellmount.
Production place
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Measurements
1 - Watercolour, H: 26.5 x W: 43cm (H: 265 x W: 430mm); Frame, H: 55.8 x W: 70.5cm (H: 558 x W: 705mm)
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Signature & marks
- Handwritten in ink on reverse of watercolour: 'View of Sydney N.S. Wales Taken from Bellmount'. *
- Handwritten in pencil on reverse of watercolour: '1811'. *
- Clyde Bank label (printed & handwritten label) on upper right corner of frame reverse: 'CLYDE BANK/ 43 LOWER FORT STREET,/ THE ROCKS, SYDNEY 2000/ TELEPHONE: (02) 9241 4776/ FACSIMILE: (02) 9251 4991' (printed). ‘P005 / ARtist UnKnown / A View of Sydney, New South Wales / taken from Bellmount / Published, London, 12th April, 1814’ (handwritten).
- Printed label on lower centre of frame reverse: 'GILDED BY W. BREITSAMETER / CHARLES HEWITT FRAMES PTY LTD'.
* Markings recorded pre-HHT by Clyde Bank staff before framing. These markings need to be sighted and confirmed when de-framed.
- Handwritten in pencil on reverse of watercolour: '1811'. *
- Clyde Bank label (printed & handwritten label) on upper right corner of frame reverse: 'CLYDE BANK/ 43 LOWER FORT STREET,/ THE ROCKS, SYDNEY 2000/ TELEPHONE: (02) 9241 4776/ FACSIMILE: (02) 9251 4991' (printed). ‘P005 / ARtist UnKnown / A View of Sydney, New South Wales / taken from Bellmount / Published, London, 12th April, 1814’ (handwritten).
- Printed label on lower centre of frame reverse: 'GILDED BY W. BREITSAMETER / CHARLES HEWITT FRAMES PTY LTD'.
* Markings recorded pre-HHT by Clyde Bank staff before framing. These markings need to be sighted and confirmed when de-framed.
Credit line
Gift, through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 2004
Caroline Simpson Collection, Museum of Sydney Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caroline Simpson Collection, Museum of Sydney Collection, Museums of History New South Wales
Caption
A view of Sydney N.S. Wales, taken from Bellmount (1811)
Description
A View of Sydney from Bellmount, 1811, artist unknown. This watercolour relates to an engraving, View of Sydney in New South Wales (Taken from Bellmount), which was published by James Whittle and Richard H. Laurie, London, 12 April 1814. Bellmont or Bellmount has not been positively identified but the artist appears to have stood on the high ground, near present-day Vaucluse. The appearance of Indigenous people in the foreground is a common convention of the time.
Accession number
MOS2005/18
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