• Title
  Sydney from the park / J. S. Prout
• Creator
  John Skinner Prout, 1805-1876
• Call number
  SV*/Sp Coll/Prout/7
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  1844
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Drawings
• Reference code
  457715
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 drawing - pencil - 16.3 x 34.0 cm
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  John Skinner Prout, (1805-1876), artist, was born on 19 December 1805 at Plymouth, England. He arrived with his wife and seven children in Sydney on 14 December, 1840. He brought a complete lithographic printing press with him, and in early 1841 he started producing lithographed versions of his drawings of Sydney. In August 1842, the first part of 'Sydney Illustrated' was printed, followed by the second part, in November 1842. Due to a shortage of lithographic materials, the local press in mid 1843 recommended that local artists cease all attempts at producing lithographic views. Prout appears to have responded to this suggestion and suspended his work. 'Sydney Illustrated' was later recommenced and completed in 1844. Sources: Skinner Prout in Australia, 1840-48 by Tony Brown. ML Q759.994/53. Sydney Illustrated by J.S. Prout; with letter press description by J. Rae. ML F981.1/P. Australian Dictionary of Biography, online edition.
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright:
  Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
• General note
  
  This pencil sketch is similar to the lithograph that was published in 'Sydney illustrated'. It was titled 'Sydney looking north' and appeared in Part IV of the series in 1844. A full description of the image has been given by John Rae in 'Sydney illustrated', ML Q981.1/P. In his description he states, "The Parramatta Road, which is the grand entrance to Sydney from the interior, crosses the picture in the foreground, from the left to the ornamental building ... In front of this building the Parramatta Road stops, and merges to the left into Parramatta Street ... and to the right branches off into Pitt, Castlereagh and Elizabeth Streets." The church is Christ's Church, in the parish of St. Lawrence. In the sketch the church has no spire, which it didn't in 1844. In the published lithograph, Prout has been more expeditious and added the spire. The image was also published under the title of 'The city of Sydney, N.S.W. from the Government Paddock, Parramatta Street'. The 'park' or 'government paddock' is Cleveland Paddock, where Central Railway Station now stands.
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Signed: J.S. Prout. Title on bottom left corner of image. Undated.
• Name
  Prout, John Skinner
  
• Subject
  Art, Colonial--Australia.
  
• Topic
  churches
  city & town views
  
• Place
  Christ Church St. Laurence (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  Parramatta Road (Sydney, N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE19510782

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