The city of Sydney, N.S.W. from behind Lavender's Bay, North Shore.
Primary Artist
John Skinner Prout (1805–1876)
Title
The city of Sydney, N.S.W. from behind Lavender's Bay, North Shore.
Other titles
Panorama of Sydney, from the Government Paddock, Parramatta
Source
Sydney Illustrated, by J.S. Prout. Sydney and Hobart, 1842-44.
Page or Plate number
plate 14
Reference
Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 3891
Date made
1844
Place made
Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour inks, from two stones (black image, light buff tint); additional hand-colouring in watercolour and body colour
Matrix size
24.0 x 46.0 cm (printed image)
Support
off-white wove paper
Support size
31.7 x 53.2 cm (sheet)
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print-run unknown
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
48056
Accession number
59.255
Accession method
Purchase
Provenance
Purchased by the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board (C.A.A.B.), from John Young, 1959.
Credit line
Purchased 1959
Subject category
Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Prout, John Skinner | (1805–1876) Australian | English | Male | artist
Bluett, Thomas. | (1819–1846) English | Male | printer
Last Updated
19 May 2026