Collection Item
Sydney Harbour near Watson’s Bay 1851
During the 1830s and 1840s colonial patrons, who were mostly free emigrants, conceived of Sydney as a miniature English town. Interest grew in views of the attractive bays and inlets of Sydney Harbour as places of relaxation and pleasure. Prior to this, most views of Sydney focused on Sydney Cove itself.
The clear bright tone of this romantic painting makes it one of George Peacock’s most successful. The neatly drawn figures of the fishermen in the foreground of this painting are included to add interest to the image, not as factual documentation.
Collection Item Type:
Oil on canvas
Call Number:
DG 205
Published date:
1851
On display:
Exhibition Galleries
Sponsorship:
Sponsored by Robert Cameron AO and Paula Cameron
Copyright Information:
Out of copyright: Creator died before 1955
Please acknowledge: Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales
Display Location:
Exhibition Galleries
Historical Dates
Started
Wednesday, 1 January 1851
Finished
Wednesday, 31 December 1851