First Fleet artwork collection

View of the main settlement on Norfolk Island, painted in muted tones of grey and grey-green except for the two brightly coloured flags in the centre of the composition. The flagpole in the centre foreground carries a blue flag with a yellow cross. Behind it there are a number of tree stumps, and to the left a path which leads back to a two-storey building, beside which is another flagpole carrying a disproportionately large Union Jack of Queen Anne. The path is flanked on either side by various buildings, including boat sheds towards the left foreground and a tent and chopped tree to the right foreground. The surrounding landscape includes a hill to the left which is covered with tree stumps and three remaining pine trees towards the top, and more pine trees to the right and behind the settlement amongst other vegetation. The sky is coloured with a faint pink stain on the horizon, and a band of blue wash towards the top. The drawing is framed with a thick black ink line and a triple-banded border, the central band of which is coloured with a pink wash and contains the title. The signature and date are located in the inner band at lower right. Most of the outer band appears to have been lost through the drawing having been cropped.