HMS GALATEA PASSING THE SYDNEY HEADS WITH THE PELICAN AND EMU IN ATTENDANCE, c.1868

Part 1: Important Fine Art
Melbourne
28 November 2012
88

AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL

HMS GALATEA PASSING THE SYDNEY HEADS WITH THE PELICAN AND EMU IN ATTENDANCE, c.1868

watercolour with pen and ink on paper

24.0 x 33.0 cm

Estimate: 
$8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $9,600 (inc. BP) in Auction 27 - 28 November 2012, Melbourne
Provenance

Private collection, New South Wales

In 1866 His Royal Highness, Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh was given command of the wooden steam Frigate HMS Galatea. Departing Plymouth January 1867 on a world voyage lasting five months, the Galatea visited Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Tasmania on the first Royal Tour. The Sydney visit took place from January to April 1868.