Untitled (Middle Head Battery and Sydney Heads)

Artist John Allcot (Australian, 1888 - 1973)

Date1950-1960

Object number00049080

NamePainting

MediumGouache on cardboard

DimensionsOverall: 370 x 470 mm, 206 g

ClassificationsArt

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionView of the Middle Head Battery and Sydney Heads by John Allcot. Soldiers and horses are depicted next to the cannons with Sydney Harbour and North and South Head in background.HistoryThe fortifications at Middle Head formed part of Sydney Harbour's defences. The first fort at Middle Head was built in 1801 and the last batteries were constructed in 1942. The majority of the fortifications were built between 1870 and 1911. SignificanceJohn Allcot was a well respected marine painter, known for his impressionistic oil paintings and watercolours of shipping of all kinds, both contemporary and historic. He often depicted vessels entering or sailing on Sydney Harbour.