Governor Philip Gidley King b. 23 April 1758

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King sailed with the First Fleet to Botany Bay in 1788. He established the settlement in Norfolk Island and later became governor of New South Wales. Sketches attributed to King are held in public and private collections.
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View of the Entrance of Port Jackson Looking down the Harbour from Maskelyne's [Dawes] Point
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A Native Family of New South Wales
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References [<ExternalResource: Shaw, A.G.L. (1966), 'Philip Gidley King', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volumess 1-6, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: McCormick, T. (ed) (1987), 'First Views of Australia 1788-1825', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Rienits, R. & Rienits, T. (1963), 'Early Artists of Australia', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (1988), 'The Art of the First Fleet', Smith, B. & Wheeler, A. eds, Melbourne, Vic.>, <ExternalResource: (1879), Sydney Mail, 11-01.>, <ExternalResource: Information sourced from Lennon, Jane.>]