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Sydney Harbour

Sydney Harbour
 1855

Medium
oil on canvas on composition board
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Margaret Loch Kiddle (1914-1958), 1967
Gallery location
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia

Artwork Details

Medium
oil on canvas on composition board
Measurements
42.7 × 79.6 cm
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Inscription
inscribed in black paint l.c.r.: H GRITTEN / 1855
Accession Number
1746-5
Department
Australian Painting
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Bequest of Margaret Loch Kiddle (1914-1958), 1967
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Gallery location
Gallery 5
Level 2, NGV Australia
Subjects (general)
Marines and Seascapes
Subjects (specific)
boats Fort Denison (historic site) harbours New South Wales (state) sailing ships Sydney (inhabited place) Sydney Harbour waterfronts
Frame
Reproduction, 2012, based on the original frame for a Gritten painting from 1856

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