Views of Port Jackson, 1788 / possibly by William Bradley
Author / Creator
Date created
1788
Formats
Issue Copy
Digitised
Contents
Watercolour
Level of description
Fonds
Call Numbers
PX*D 311
Copying conditions
Out of copyright : Artist died before 1955
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Record title
Views of Port Jackson, 1788 / possibly by William Bradley
Record identifier
1l4dXZK1
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Full title
Views of Port Jackson, 1788 / possibly by William Bradley
Author / Artists
Hunter, John, 1737-1821
Contents
a. A view in Port Jackson taken from Sirius Island; the Sirius lying of [sic] the entrance of Sydney Cove, 1788 / possibly by William Bradley
Titled as above on grey border inner frame line
21.9 x 38.2 cm inside frame lines, on sheet 27.8 x 43.8 cm
b. A view in upper part of Port Jackso...
Description source
Information transferred from Pictures Card Catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2008-2009.
Signature / Inscriptions
Unsigned
General note
The handwriting of the title is similar to that in Bradley's Journal ; the style of the drawing is similar to the sketches in his journal (ML Safe 1/14)Provenance notes filed at Ab 195Copy Print : PX*D 311(a) ; PX*D 311(b) available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading RoomSubject keywords...
Attributions / Conjectures
It has also been suggested, by G. C. Ingleton, that Governor John Hunter could be the artist
Date created
1788
Undated; dated from time H. M. S. Sirius was in Port Jackson
Reference code
836299
