royalbotanicgardens

Only the flags have changed . . . and maybe the second story windows on the left?

"Government House is located in Sydney alongside the Royal Botanic Gardens, overlooking Sydney Harbour, just south of the Sydney Opera House. Constructed between 1837 and 1843, the property has been the official residence of the Governor of New South Wales since Sir George Gipps in 1845, except for two brief periods; the first between 1901 to 1914, when the property was leased to the Commonwealth of Australia as the residence of the Governor-General of Australia,[1] and the second from 1996 to 2011. " en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_House,_Sydney

Thanks to both of you for the photo and the great background information. We'll add some of the information to the record the next time we update.

This is a perfect rear view of the old Venus fountain in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens. In the distance there is a man leaning against the bridge handrail with his back to the camera. If you look at photograph by Kerry in the Tyrrell collection of the front of the fountain you can see it was taken from that bridge. Here is the other view on Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2362680091/ Through at the Persistent URL for that image, we can see that in part the curator's note says: "... The image depicts The Venus fountain in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney. The image appears to have been taken from a bridge in the gardens and part of the bridge is depicted in the foreground of the image. The Venus fountain is depicted in the centre of the image. It features a female figure with cupid and dolphins at her feet. The Venus fountain is located in the Main Pond in the Lower Garden of the Royal Botanic Gardens. The fountain and pond are the focal points of the image. The background of the image depicts the vegetation in the gardens. The caption, studio mark and studio number are inscribed on the reverse of the negative. The Venus fountain was originally made of zinc alloy with lead intrusions and mounted on a rock base. It features a female figure representing Venus with cupids and dolphins at her feet. Double fountain sprays are located with each dolphin and shell fountains with each cupid. The base of the fountain was originally surrounded by weathered rocks and large clam shells as depicted in this image. These were later replaced by a sculptured crocodile. The base of the fountain is currently unadorned. The statue was recast in bronze in 1990. 61/71 Tyrrell Inventory Number, 22 Kerry Studio Number" [ ref. 85/1284-14 Glass negative, full plate, 'The Lake, Botanical Gardens', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917 www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=27979 ]

Girolamo Nerli (one of Heidelberg artists) - "Botanic Gardens, Sydney" 1886 (AGNSW) collection.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/collection/results.do?db...

i love this. its always interesting how entertaining parks were the past

Interesting!!

Your photos are very cool!

This is one of four 'Seasons' statues which appear to have been imported from Italy by monumental mason Job Hanson for the Sydney International Exhibition of 1879-80...these 'Seasons' statues were on display in what was known as the Gardens Palace section of the Sydney Botanic Gardens in the later 19th and earlier 20th centuries......see comments here www.flickr.com/photos/193158484@N02/52465090959/ This statue of 'Summer' also appears in these pics www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/2515551200/ www.flickr.com/photos/193158484@N02/52475413822/ www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/14604176778/ www.flickr.com/photos/193158484@N02/52471625622/

The present day 'Summer' that inhabits the Sydney Botanic Gardens...acquired in 1883...attributed to Charles F. Summers... www.flickr.com/photos/193158484@N02/52478407359/