A Vineyard near Singleton. - Antique View from 1886
C1886

A Vineyard near Singleton.

Artist:

William Thomas Smedley (1858 - 1921)

$A 90

Colonial engraving of a vineyard in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. Expeditions led by William Parr in 1817, Benjamin Singleton in 1818 and John Howe in 1819 ventured north from Windsor to the land west of Singleton. References: Ferguson, … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

A Vineyard near Singleton.

Date:

C1886

Artist:

William Thomas Smedley (1858 - 1921)

Condition:

In good condition

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size: 

175mm 
x 200mm

Paper Size: 

193mm 
x 222mm
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A Vineyard near Singleton. - Antique View from 1886

Genuine antique
dated:

1886

Description:

Colonial engraving of a vineyard in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.

Expeditions led by William Parr in 1817, Benjamin Singleton in 1818 and John Howe in 1819 ventured north from Windsor to the land west of Singleton.

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

William Thomas Smedley (1858 - 1921)

Smedley was born in Pennsylvania , worked on a newspaper, then studied engraving and art in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He settled in New York in 1880. His first illustrations were for the series Picturesque Canada and in 1905 became a member of the National Academy of Design. Most of his art was illustrative but he also painted portraits and watercolours, receiving the Evans Prize of the American Water Color Society in 1890, and a bronze medal at the Paris Exposition of 1900.

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