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

Date made

1844

Place made

Nipaluna / Hobart, Tasmania, Australia View on map Close map

Reference

Ferguson (1941-69, 1986), 3891

Category

Print

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

Text printed from matrix

printed lower right within image, 'J.S. Prout'.
printed title lower centre below image, 'THE CITY OF SYDNEY N.S.W. / from behind Lavender's Bay, North Shore. / Printed by T. Bluett. Hobart Town. / V.D.L.'.

Matrix size

24.0 x 46.0 cm (printed image)

Edition information

print-run unknown

Subject category

Australia, Art period: Colonial, Tasmania

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

48056

Creators

Prout, John Skinner | (1805–1876) Australian | English | Male | artist

Bluett, Thomas. | (1819–1846) English | Male | printer

Last Updated

19 May 2026