A Fleet of Whalers in the Bay of Islands. - Antique View from 1888
C1888

A Fleet of Whalers in the Bay of Islands…

Artist:

Frederic B. Schell (1838 - 1900)

Scarce, c.19th hand coloured engraving of whalers in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. The area was discovered in 1769 by James Cook who named the place Bay of Islands. References: Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

A Fleet of Whalers in the Bay of Islands.

Date:

C1888

Artist:

Frederic B. Schell (1838 - 1900)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size: 

175mm 
x 85mm

Paper Size: 

21mm 
x 115mm
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A Fleet of Whalers in the Bay of Islands. - Antique View from 1888

Genuine antique
dated:

1888

Description:

Scarce, c.19th hand coloured engraving of whalers in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand.

The area was discovered in 1769 by James Cook who named the place Bay of Islands.

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.

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