Fremantle Lighthouse
Charles RUSSELL: artist
The cone roofed building in this painting was the first Fremantle lighthouse, constructed in 1849. In the mid-1870s the top of this lighthouse was removed and the building was converted to a flag room. The second Fremantle lighthouse was built in 1876. Both the lighthouse and the converted flag room were demolished c1905.
Title
Fremantle Lighthouse
Artist/Maker and role
Charles RUSSELL: artist
Date
1891
Medium
oil on academy board
Measurements
45.7 x 61.0 cm (painting)
58 x 73 cm [frame]
58 x 73 cm [frame]
Credit line
Purchased 1902
The State Art Collection, The Art Gallery of Western Australia
Accession number
1902/00P3