Captain John Hunter

Stipple-engraving by Daniel Orme after Dighton; oval half-length portrait seated, in uniform, holding a drawing of a ship sailing through Sydney Heads. Stipple-engraving by Daniel Orme after Dighton; oval half-length portrait seated, in uniform, holding a drawing of a ship sailing through Sydney Heads. Captain John Hunter was appointed second captain to the flagship H.M.S. Sirius, under Governor Arthur Phillip on the first fleet to Australia in 1786.

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Original record: Captain John Hunter
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Dighton, Robert, 1751-1814 (artist)
Orme, Daniel, 1767-1837 (engraver)
Subject(s): 18Th Century
Hunter, John > 1738-1821
Portraits
Stipple
Stipple Engravings (Prints)

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