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C1886
The Lily Pond, Botanic Gardens.
Artist:
Scarce, c.19th hand coloured engraving of the lotus pond in Sydney’s Botanic Gardens. The pond is located on what was originally the site of Australia’s first European farm, established in 1788. The broader “Lower Garden” and pond areas were significantly … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
The Lily Pond, Botanic Gardens.
Date:
C1886
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
128mm
x 176mm
Paper Size:
153mm
x 199mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
Scarce, c.19th hand coloured engraving of the lotus pond in Sydney’s Botanic Gardens.
The pond is located on what was originally the site of Australia’s first European farm, established in 1788. The broader “Lower Garden” and pond areas were significantly developed in the second half of the 19th century. Director Charles Moore (1848–1896) oversaw major reclamation projects in the area, using sandstone from the demolished Old Government House to build the Farm Cove seawall and formalising ornamental ponds from existing creeks.
References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976: 9829g.
Hughes-d’Aeth, T. Paper Nation : The Story of the Picturesque Atlas of Australia. Melbourne 2001:
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1654251
National Gallery Australia: LEGACY ID 34588
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1046852
Getty Museum Los Angeles: Object name: 1218593
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74VvDRQZXzWd
State Library Victoria: CCF 919.4 G19
Frederic B. Schell (1838 - 1900)
Schell was an American employed as the senior artist on the most ambitious colonial publication ever attempetd, The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia. He arrived in Sydney with two other American artists, W.T. Smedley and W. C. Fitler, plus a number of engravers including Horace Baker. When Phil May returned to England in 1888 Schell accompanied him. The Grafton Gallery 'Exhibition of Australian Art in London’ 1898 included F.B. Schell, cat.250, 'Junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers, N.S.W.’, cat.254, 'Hamilton Reach, Brisbane’, cat. 255, 'Sydney Harbour, N.S.W.’, lent by the Trustees of Sydney Gallery. He is represented in a number of institutional collections.
