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C1888
Sydney Cove in 1801
Colonial engraving of Sydney Cove (Circular Quay) taken from the original panorama by Charles Alexander Lesueur, artist on the ill fated French expedition under the command of Nicholas Baudin which visited Sydney. The views is from the eastern side of Circular … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Sydney Cove in 1801
Date:
C1888
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
320mm
x 220mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1888
Description:
Colonial engraving of Sydney Cove (Circular Quay) taken from the original panorama by Charles Alexander Lesueur, artist on the ill fated French expedition under the command of Nicholas Baudin which visited Sydney.
The views is from the eastern side of Circular Quay looking westwards to the Rocks, the Tom Thumb George Bass’s whaleboat is the masted vessel moored against the far-shore. This engraving is based on the exquisite pen and ink drawing by Charles Alexandre Lesueur, taken from the French encampment on the eastern side of Sydney Cove, with the panorama of Sydney and all its buildings and fortifications in the background.
From the original edition of the Illustrated Sydney News.
Charles Alexander Lesueur (1778 - 1846)
French natural history and topographical artist on board the lavishly equipped scientific expedition prepared by the Institut de France with the ambitions to explore the southern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, in two corvettes, Geographe and the Naturaliste. Lesueur was taken on not as an artist or scientist but as an assistant gunner. Nichloas Baudin the commander of the expedition soon discovered Lesueur's talents and employed him as an illustrator for his private journal. His prolific output and the quality of his drawings during this important voyage is a testament to his artistic talents.
