Grounds of the Scarborough Hotel, Dolls Point, Sydney c 1892
Oil on canvas
76 cm`
x
107 cm
Signed lower left
The Daily Telegraph on 20th April 1892 published
an article titled ‘Dolls Point Regatta’ M.P. Varney
Parkes was mentioned as a patron of the event,
and that the award ceremonies were held in the
evenings at the Scarborough Hotel.
The painting depicted is believed to be on the
grounds of the newly built Scarborough Hotel
on the end of Russel Street, Dolls Point. The
people depicted relaxing and strolling in the
foreground are likely to have been patrons of
the newly established Hotel. Varney Parkes
involvement with the Regatta, establishes a
link between himself and the locality, and the
painting may be have been executed as a
celebration of his interaction and fondness of
the area.
The date of 1892 is plausible, Parkes would
have spent time in the area to plan for the
Regatta, and quite possibly staying in the newly
built hotel.
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