Item #2908506 New Government House, Sydney and Macquarie Fort. John Skinner PROUT.

New Government House, Sydney and Macquarie Fort.

Sydney: J.S. Prout, 1842.

Lithographic view, 185 x 295 mm; mounted.

A picturesque view across Farm Cove from the Botanic Gardens

An idyllic view of Government House and its castellated bathing house seen across Farm Cove, from the Botanic Gardens. The signal station on Fort Phillip Hill is in the background to the left and Macquarie Fort to the right. The view was one of the suite of lithographs which Prout issued in Sydney Illustrated.

An idyllic view of Government House and its castellated bathing house seen across Farm Cove, from the Botanic Gardens. The signal station on Fort Phillip Hill is in the background to the left and Macquarie Fort to the right. The view was one of the suite of lithographs which Prout issued in Sydney Illustrated.

John Skinner Prout arrived in Sydney in 1841 and spent three years lecturing on art, working as a scene painter and art teacher. He made extensive sketching tours of New South Wales, before travelling to Van Diemen's Land in January 1844 where he worked for four years before returning to England.

Condition Report: In very good condition; margins trimmed.

Price (AUD): $1,450.00

US$943.94   Other currencies

Ref: #2908506

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