Collection Item
Sydney — Capital New South Wales c 1800
Sydney — Capital New South Wales was painted around 1800, most likely in England from drawings made in Sydney. Standing on the west side of Sydney Cove, looking towards the Heads, the neat and orderly town, lit by an optimistic sunrise, suggests the success of the colony, despite its earlier travails of famine and despair.
On the right of the painting, on what is now Bridge Street, are the homes and offices of government administrators, and at the top of the hill stands a two-storey building — the first Government House (now the site of the Museum of Sydney).
Collection Item Type:
Oil on canvas
Call Number:
DG 56
Published date:
c 1800
On display:
Exhibition Galleries
Sponsorship:
Sponsored by Charlene and Graham Bradley AM
Copyright Information:
Out of copyright: Artist died before 1955
Please acknowledge: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Display Location:
Exhibition Galleries
Historical Dates
Started
Tuesday, 1 January 1799
Finished
Friday, 31 December 1802
Started
Tuesday, 1 January 1799
Finished
Friday, 31 December 1802
Started
Tuesday, 1 January 1799
Finished
Friday, 31 December 1802