Untitled (Sydney Harbour from Mrs Macquarie's Chair)

Artist Wlliam Andrews (Australian, 1840 - 1887)

Datec 1869

Object number00018287

NamePainting

MediumWatercolour paint, paper

DimensionsSight: 146 x 258 mm
Overall: 390 x 492 x 17 mm, 1.8 kg
Display Dimensions: 155 x 267 mm

ClassificationsArt

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionThis watercolour depicts a scene along Sydney Harbour seen from Mrs Macquarie's Chair. Depicted in the foreground is a three-masted flagship with furled sails. The vessel is possibly HMS IRIS, a 26 gun sixth rate frigate which was the first flagship on the Australia station. Pinchgut (Fort Denison) can be clearly identified between the fore and main masts.SignificanceThis painting offers an early view of Sydney Harbour and the significance of Royal Navy ships as our primary means of naval protection.