Lord Viscount Sydney
Stuart, Gilbert Charles
Verkäufer Antique Print & Map Room, Ultimo, NSW, Australien
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 1. August 2017
Verkäufer Antique Print & Map Room, Ultimo, NSW, Australien
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 1. August 2017
Beschreibung
Rare, large portrait of Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney (1733-1800) whom the city of Sydney was named after by the famous American portrait artist Gilbert Charles Stuart (1755-1828). As Home Secretary in the Pitt Government Sydney, was given responsibility for devising a plan to settle convicts at Botany Bay. Lord Sydney had favoured finding an alternative place of transportation, rather than the penitentiaries advocated by the prominent social reformer, Jeremy Bentham. In 1784, Sydney sponsored the Transportation Act which transferred responsibility for choosing such an alternative place, from Parliament to the Ministry. Lord Sydney had thought it was observed that New South Wales would be a very proper region for the reception of criminals condemned to transportation. In July 1786, the British cabinet came to accept Sydneys recommendation that convicts be transported to Botany Bay. It was his choice of Arthur Phillip as the first Governor that ensured that the penal colony survived the early years of hardship. On 26 January 1788, Phillip named Sydney Cove in honour of Sydney and the settlement became known as Sydney Town. In 1789 Townshend was created Viscount Sydney. References: Kivel, Rex Nan, Portraits Of The Famous And Infamous. Australia New Zealand and The Pacific 1492-1970. Sydney 1974 NK 10654. Collections: National Library Australia: NK10654 State Library New South Wales: Reference code 862721 National Portrait Gallery Canberra: 2012.176 British Museum London: 1902,1011.6834 Art Gallery New South Wales: DB9.1968 Image Size: 290mm x 420mm (11.4" x 16.5"). Condition: In good condition, with wide margins, a good strong impression. Technique: Mezzotint. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers POR AA 1790 STUART
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Titel: Lord Viscount Sydney
Erscheinungsdatum: 1790
Einband: No Binding
Zustand: Very Good
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