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C1886
Anglican Cathedral, Bathurst.
Colonial engraving of the Bathurst Cathedral, originally designed by Edmund Blacket in 1845 as a parish church, but became a cathedral in 1870 with the creation of the Diocese of Bathurst. An organ was installed in 1886 and bells were … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Anglican Cathedral, Bathurst.
Date:
C1886
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
110mm
x 95mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
Colonial engraving of the Bathurst Cathedral, originally designed by Edmund Blacket in 1845 as a parish church, but became a cathedral in 1870 with the creation of the Diocese of Bathurst. An organ was installed in 1886 and bells were hung in 1855. In the 1890s, however, the bell tower was found to be unstable, so the bells could not be “rung full circle” but only by striking them. Due to structural problems the original cathedral was demolished in 1969–70
William Crothers Fitler (1857 - 1915)
Fitler was born in Philadelphia in 1857 and studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He was a tonalist landscape painter and most of his works depict views of New York, Connecticut, or Long Island. Fitler was a member of the Salmagundi Club, New York Watercolor Club, Brooklyn Art Association, Artists Fund Society, and New York Municipal Art Society. Fitler came to Australia with Fred B. Schell and W.T. Smedley to work on Australia's most ambitious and largest colonial publishing venture the, Picturesque Atlas of Australia. On his return to America he exhibited widely and was included in shows at the National Academy (1880-1907), Brooklyn Art Club (1881-1886), and Boston Art Club (1881-1908).
