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9682418
  • Title
    Sydney Harbour towards Rushcutters Bay, attributed to George Wickham
  • Creator
  • Call number
    ML 1648
  • Level of description
    fonds
  • Date

    probably 1870-1872
  • Type of material
  • Reference code
    9682418
  • Physical Description
    1 painting - 38 x 25 cm - oil on canvas
  • Collection history
    Work has remained in the Wickham family. Donor is the great granddaughter of George Wickham. Work may have been 'View from Woollahra' submitted to the first exhibition of The Academy of Art at the Chamber of Commerce, Sydney, March 1872, item 59
  • Scope and Content
    Oil on canvas painting of Sydney Harbour looking towards Rushcutters Bay, attributed to George Wickham and probably painted in the 1870s. The work shows the settlement around Rushcutters Bay and Darling Point, possibly from the area of Woollahra, with Garden Island visible in the centre and views to the North Shore.
  • Access Conditions

    Access via appointment
  • Copying Conditions
    Out of copyright:
    Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
  • Description source

    Title devised by cataloguer based on information supplied by donor.
  • Attributions / conjectures

    Donor and family attribute this work to George Wickham (1828-1894) based on provenance and artistic style. Reference: Library correspondence file
  • Date note

    Date range based on date of Academy of Art exhibition and type of ships visible in painting.
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