Description
Fine etching by the master print maker John Barclay Godson of Carnarvon All Saints Church ruins, Port Arthur.
The ruins of the church and the Commandant’s House stand on the highest ground at either end of the Port Arthur penal settlement. Lieutenant-Governor Arthur laid the foundation stone of the ‘convict church’ on April 25, 1836. The church was constructed using convict labour and built with stonework that had been prepared at the boys’ prison at Point Puer.
Provenance:
Artists estate
