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Untitled (The WANDERER shortening sail entering Sydney Heads)
Frederick Garling Jr.c 1842
Australian National Maritime Museum
Sydney, Australia
This portrait depicts the topsail schooner the WANDERER shortening its sails as it enters Sydney Heads. The crew on board can be seen preparing to furl the fore-sail. This lavishly fitted out yacht was frequently seen sailing on Sydney Harbour and Twofold Bay in the 1840s. It was owned by Benjamin Boyd, an entrepreneur involved in pastoral and commercial activities in the early colony of New South Wales.
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- Title: Untitled (The WANDERER shortening sail entering Sydney Heads)
- Creator: Frederick Garling
- Date: c 1842
- Type: Painting
- Significance: This painting represents Ben Boyd's vessel the WANDERER a popular and prominent vessel in 19th century commerce in Australia.
- See institution's online collections: http://www.anmm.gov.au/collections
- Medium: Watercolour, pencil, gouache
- Dimensions: 550 x 745 mm, 3.3 kg
- Credit line: ANMM Collection Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
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