Arthur Phillip Esq. Captain General and Commander in Chief…
London: J. Stockdale, 1789.
Stipple engraved oval portrait by Sherwin; 150 x 125 mm.
The First Governor of New South Wales
The classic contemporary portrait of Captain Arthur Phillip, commander of the First Fleet and first governor of the fledgling convict settlement at Port Jackson. This portrait was engraved as the frontispiece to The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay, a compilation of Phillip's dispatches and the most significant official account of the perilous early history of the settlement.
The classic contemporary portrait of Captain Arthur Phillip, commander of the First Fleet and first governor of the fledgling convict settlement at Port Jackson. This portrait was engraved as the frontispiece to The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay, a compilation of Phillip's dispatches and the most significant official account of the perilous early history of the settlement.
This detailed portrait is based on the original oil by Francis Wheatley painted in 1786 - now a national treasure held by the Mitchell Library in Sydney.
Nan Kivell and Spence, p. 250.
Condition Report: fine
Price (AUD): $850.00
US$548.68 Other currencies