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