404873
- Title[Collection of views predominantly of Sydney, Liverpool, and the Sunda Straits, and portraits, ca 1807, 1829-1847, 1887] / owned by A.W.F. Fuller
- Call numberPX*D 41
- Level of descriptionseries
- Date
ca 1807, 1819-1820, 1829-1830, 1841, 1847, 1887 - Type of material
- Reference code404873
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical DescriptionDrawings - 22 watercolour, 11 pencil, and 2 pen & ink drawings - 24.7 x 25.9 cm. or smaller
Prints - 19 lithographs and prints - 37 x 45.2 cm. (or smaller)
Photographs - 1 carte de visite photoprint - 10.5 x 6.2 cm. - ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Thomas Hobbes Scott, Church of England clergyman, was appointed secretary to his relation by marriage, John Thomas Bigge, during the official investigation into the administration of the colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land, 1819-1821. -- Reference: Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol.1, 1788-1850. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press, 1967 - Scope and Content1. Mr Marsden's Mill N.S.Wales [inscribed beneath image]. Mill, near Parramatta, New South Wales, / the Property of the Revd. Sl. Marsden - / J.L. pxt. 1820 - [on reverse]
2. Ultimo N.S. Wales [beneath image]. East View of Ultimo in Sydney, New South Wales / the Property of J: Harris Esqre. / J.L pixt. 1820 [on reverse]
3. Woolloommoolloo [i.e. Woolloomooloo, beneath image]. East View of Wooloomooloo near Sydney, N.S. Wales / the Residence of F: Drennan Esq.re Depy Commissary / J.L. pxt 1820 [on reverse]
4. Point Piper N.S. Wales [above image]. Eliza Point, near Sydney New South Wales / the Property of John Piper Esqre. [featuring Henrietta Villa] / J.L. pixt. 1820
5. Convict Barrack Sydney N.S. Wales [ca. 1819 - attributed to George William Evans]
6. Moorebank, near Liverpool - The Residence of Thos. Moore Esq.re / J.L. delt 1819 -
7. View of George's River near Liverpool New South Wales / the property of G. Johnston Esqre. / J.L: pixt. 1819
8. The Success hove down to the Couizer [ca. 1829-1830]
9. H.M.S. Success on Carnac Reef 3 Decr. 1829
10. View of Carnac Island & H.M.S. Success on the Reef
11. Careening Bay or Port Royal - at the S. end of Garden
12. Gunroom officers - Capt - Storekeeper - / on Garden Island Western Australia 1829
13. Distant view of Careening Bay or Port Royal from a Hill
14. Christmas Island near Java- / 2 Septr. 1830 bearg [i.e. bearing] S.W. for S. dist 8 miles
15. Cockatoo Island / bearing N E W 1/2 M dist 10 Miles / Sep 4 1830 11 A.M. / Tamarid Isld / bearing north / dist 14 miles / Straits of Sunda
16. Cockatoo Island bearing N N W dist. 8 miles / Straits of Sunda
17. Papang tarang in the Straits of / Sunda / bearing E by So Dist 2 miles
18. Princess Island at the distance / of the Straits of Sunda 3 Septr. 1830 bearing E / dist. 4 miles -
19. Sydney 1830 [view of Woolloomooloo Bay and Garden Island] / C. Rodius del.
20. Sydney 1830 [Government House Stables from the Domain looking North] / C. Rodius del.
21. Sydney 1830 [view of the Domain and Mrs. Macquarie's Point taken from the head of Farm Cove looking north-east] / C. Rodius del.
22. [View of Woolloomooloo with residence / C. Rodius]
23-24. [Harbour views with road in foreground - two pencil sketches by Rodius?]
25. Blue thistle N.S. Wales
26. Violet of N.S. Wales
27-28. S S W View of the Island of St Paul between the Cape & New South Wales
29. [View of sailing ships with town in background]
30. Boreas. Nov.r 29. 1807. [design for book or album page title]
31. A Native of the Bogan Tribe / Australia [beneath image]. / Charlotte Maria H. Docker / September 17- 1839 / Charlotte M.H. Docker [on reverse]
32. April / Sunday 18th 1841 [landscape with Aboriginal man hunting kangaroos]
33. A sketch of Swan River done by Rt Lopier / 11 Weymouth St. Oct 23 - 1841 [on pencil across centre on reverse]
34. King Bongaree. / Lend me one dump! / Sydney. [handwritten beneath image] / - King - Boongaree / and some of his retainers, are generally the first visitors to every ship ... [print added to image below above text]
35. Australian Bush Camp. / E.W. 1887 [initialled at dated at lower right] / Original Sketch by / Miss Evelyn Whiting. - [in ink] / 1887 [in pencil]
36a. Alderman [Henry] Fisher / Sydney / W.N. 1847
36b. Daniel O'Connell / J. Bridgford del. W. Nicholas lith.
37. Mr [William] Bland / Sydney / W.N. 1847
38. Mr Thos Callaghan / barrister / W.N. 1847
39. Edward Deas Thompson Esqr / Colonial Secretary / Sydney / by W.N. 1847
40. Mr S. P. Hill / Poet / by W.N. 1847
41. Mr Joseph Coquelin / Baker / Pitt Street / Sydney / W.N. 1847
42. Revd Dr [Robert] Steele / W.N. 1847
43. His Honor Mr. Justice Dickinson / by W.N. 1847
44. Mr Henry Reeves / Fitzroy Hotel / West Maitland / Clerk of the course. / Drawn by W.W. Thwaites / from Life 1847.
45. [Lieutenant George Shedden Dunbar, Royal Marines] / W. N. 1847.
46a. Mr T. [Thomas] Rider / Artist
46b. Paul and Mrs Pipchin
47a. The Travelling Acquaintance
47b. Pauls exercises
48. Bushmen in Danger / Geo Hamilton
49. Bp Tasmania [Charles H. Bromby - photographic portrait] / Mason & Co.
50. [William Colenso] Yours very truly W Colenso [facsimile autograph beneath image]
51. Revd. S. Marsden / Minister to convicts at New South Wales / born 1764, died Parramatta / 1838
52. William John Wills [facsimile autograph] / Lithographed by De Gruchy & Leigh, from a Photography [printed beneath image.] / Carried out a successful exploration through / Australia from Melbourne to the Gulf of / Carpenteria. He died of starvation. [in pencil on mount] - Copying ConditionsOut of copyright
- General note
Affixed to the back of mount No.1 is a handwritten note regarding provenance that applies to drawings no. 1 to 30, "This little collection of / most valuable Australian, / &c. water-col. & pencil drawings, / were taken by me from a / serap. book Album made of by / the Revd. Archdeacon Scott of / Whitfield Rectory, 7 m. N.N.E. / from Alston & 10 m. S.W. from Hexham, / Northumberland, between c. 1833 / & 1840 / A.W. Fuller / 15 Octr. 1949". The album from which the drawings were removed is located at PXA 42.
On the reverse of each item (excepting Nos. 29-30) are pencil notations that are signed by "A.W.F. Fuller 5 Octr. 1949"
No.1 although the reverse notes that this drawing is by J. Lycett, the style is very similar to a watercolour drawing of St Philip's Church, titled "The front of Sydney Church New South Wales 1809" that was previously attributed to J.W. Lewin but a later preservation treatment revealed that it was signed by G.W. Evans (see PXD 388 Vol.1 f.7 Mitchell Library).
Nos. 1 to 4. It has been suggested that Bigge may have commissioned these works from J. Lycett, although it is just as likely to have been Scott himself as other drawings in the collection, such as the Rodius's or the images of the Success relate to his later career in NSW -- Reference: First views of Australia 1788-1825 : a history of early Sydney / Tim McCormick ... [et al.] ; foreword by Bernard Smith. Chippendale, N.S.W. : David Ell Press in association with Longueville Publications, 1987
No. 5 Convict Barracks Sydney, although unsigned, is attributed to George William Evans, after comparison with other signed works by him.
Nos. 8, 14, and 17 bear watermark, "J. Whatman / Turkey Mill / 1830"
No.10 bears watermark, "J. Whatman ..."
Nos. 14 to 18. Views of the Sunda Straits. The handwritting appears to be the same as that of the watercolour view No.8, "H.M.S. Success hove down to the Couizer"
No.23 At the lower right hand side is a signature that is difficult to discern.
Nos. 23-24. Possibly views of New South Head road. Drawn of cards with border of embossed designs comprising riding scenes and raised text along lower edge, "Westwood London".
No.27 has additional title information in pencil.
No.31 appears to be a copy of a drawing in T.L. Mitchell's "Three Expeditions into the interior of Eastern Australia" 1830, Vol.1, plate 21, p.320
No.33 The inscription is repeated in a different hand at the upper left-hand side on the reverse of the image with the addition of, "The Native shelter look more like S. Aust."
No.34 Pasted to drawing is a description of "King Bongaree" from Robert Burford's printed key to his panorama of Sydney, "Description of a view of the town of Sydney ... now exhibiting in the Panorama, Leicester Square, London", of 1829 p.9
No.35 Attached to the reverse of the Library mount is a piece of paper with handwritten text, "Australian / Bush Camp. / Original Pen & Ink Sketch / By / Miss Evelyn Whiting / 1887"
Nos. 36, 46, and 47 consist of a double paged sheet with two portraits.
Nos. 36 to 46 are most likely proofs for W. Baker's, "Heads of the People", 1847-1848 (see E. Buscombe, "Artists in early Australia and their portraits : a guide to the portrait painters of early Australia with special reference to colonial New South Wales ..." Sydney : Eureka Research, 1979, pp. 228-233 for publication details)
Exhibitions - Art Gallery of W.A. Sequintenary, 1979 (Nos. 8-9) ; Conservatorium, 1976 (No. 20)
CATALOGUING NOTE: Nos. 10-13. James Hammond, Acting State Librarian (W.A.) in 1963 wrote that the drawings were almost identical with some wash drawings in the W.A. Art Gallery which were purchased by Dr Battye from Francis Edwards in 1924 and were said to have been acquired from a descendant of Sir James Stirling and to have been painted in 1829 by an unknown artist. The writing appears the same. (see ML corrsepondence 411/1963)
Digital order no:Album ID : 823417 - Signatures / Inscriptions
Most are titled beneath image or on reverse.
Nos. 1-3 are titled beneath image on mount and have further title information on the reverse.
Some are dated.
Many bear artists' details on the front or reverse. - Conservation note
Remounted and boxed in May 1996 (Req. 2949) - Creator/Author/Artist
- NameBland, William, 1789-1868
Bromby, Charles Henry, 1814-1907
Callaghan, Thomas, 1815-1863
Colenso, William, 1811-1899
Coquelin, Joseph
Dickinson, John Nodes, 1806-1882
Dunbar, George Shedden
Fisher, Henry
Hill, Samuel, active 1815-1822
Marsden, Samuel, 1765-1838
Scott, Thomas Hobbes, 1783-1860
Steele, Robert
Success (sailing ship)
Thomson, E. Deas (Edward Deas), 1800-1879
Wills, William John, 1834-1861
Reeves, Henry (1804-1852) - Subject
- Topic
- Place
- Exhibited in
The coming of the strangers : life in Australia, 1788-1822 - State Library of New South Wales (20 January - 31 December, 1988). Applies to: No.5
Francis Greenway exhibition - Hyde Park Barracks (July 1997 - January 1998). Applies to: No.5
Joseph Lycett : convict artist - Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales (April 2006 - March 2007). Applies to: nos. 1,4,6
The Governor: Lachlan Macquarie, 1810 to 1821 - State Library of New South Wales (July 2010 - October 2010). Applies to: No. 5
Charles Rodius - State Library of New South Wales (17 June 2023 -12 May 2024). Applies to: No. 23
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