Phillip’s second-in-command was Captain John Hunter. Initially, Hunter had been considered as an alternative to Phillip to command the First Fleet. As it was, he held a dormant commission to succeed Phillip as Governor should Phillip die or be incapacitated. Indeed, when ill-health forced Phillips’ return to England in 1792, Hunter became the colony’s new Governor.
The portrait of John Hunter was painted in 1815 by William Mineard Bennett. The backgrounds are based on an engraving and a painting by William Bradley.
Details
- Series: The Decision to Settle
- Subject: Captain John Hunter
- Designer: David Lancashire
- Printer: Cambrec Press, Melbourne
- Process: Photolithography
- Colours:
- Paper: APWH stamp paper
- Perf: 13.25
- Sheet: 50 stamps (R5 x 5) printed in two panes, separated by horizontal gutter.
- Quantity:
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