Collection Item
Government House and Fort Macquarie Sydney NSW from the Botanical Gardens 1846
This painting looks back from the eastern point of Farm Cove to the new Government House and Fort Macquarie (the site of the Sydney Opera House). The lushness of the Botanical Gardens is emphasised by the eclectic array of exotic and indigenous plants (such as the Gymea lily) in the foreground.
This small painting is one of a set of six charming, atmospheric views of Sydney Harbour painted by Peacock for a Thomas Wise, thought to have been Sydney publican.
Collection Item Type:
Oil on board
Call Number:
DG 336
Published date:
1846
On display:
Exhibition Galleries
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
Thursday, 1 January 1846
Finished
Thursday, 31 December 1846
Started
Thursday, 1 January 1846
Finished
Thursday, 31 December 1846