Title

A view of Sydney Cove, New South Wales.

Date made

1804

Place made

Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map

Category

Print

Print type

intaglio

Technique

aquatint, printed in black ink, from one copper plate; hand-coloured

Support

paper

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

Edition information

print run unknown

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

27535

Accession number

2000.455

Accession method

Purchase

Meeting

Meeting 3, 2000/2001 (2000-12-13)

Provenance

Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from the Joshua McClelland Print Room, Melbourne, December 2000.

Credit line

Purchased 2000

Subject categories

Sydney Harbour | Australia, Art period: Colonial, New South Wales

Country of context

Australia

Notes

This very rare view is the second large separately published view of Sydney, and is generally assumed to be based on an original drawing by Thomas Watling, now lost. This print appears to have been published without the title, as often occurs with the well-known set of four Cleveley views of the Pacific of 1787. The framework of the ship shown is that of the brig "Portland" which was laid down by Hunter in 1797, but through lack of shipwrights was not launched until 1816, re-christened as the "Henrietta Elizabeth".

Creators

Watling, Thomas. | (1762–1814) Australian | Scottish | Male | print after

Jukes, Francis. | (1745–1812) English | Male | engraver

Dayes, Edward. | (1763–1804) English | Male | print after

Last Updated

09 Jan 2013