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C1881
Brisbane
Artist:
Gibbs, Shallard & Co Printers
An exceptionally rare and impressive large scale panorama of Brisbane published in 1881. This artist for this magnificent lithograph is unknown and the Illustrated Sydney News in advertisements promoting the Supplement only stated, by our Special artist. The view if … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Brisbane
Date:
C1881
Artist:
Gibbs, Shallard & Co Printers
Condition:
Minor wear in upper centre fold, small repaired tear in lower left are of the margin, otherwise in exceptional, good condition. With folds as issued.
Technique:
Hand coloured lithograph.
Image Size:
913mm
x 585mm
Paper Size:
1016mm
x 635mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1881
Description:
An exceptionally rare and impressive large scale panorama of Brisbane published in 1881.
This artist for this magnificent lithograph is unknown and the Illustrated Sydney News in advertisements promoting the Supplement only stated, by our Special artist. The view if taken from above the gas works with Kangaroo Point to the left and Fortitude Valley on the right and looks towards South Brisbane and the mountains beyond.
Susanna Evans in her book, Historic Brisbane and Its Early Artists’, 1982, pp. 112-3, states that a later, slightly smaller panorama which was also published as a supplement to The Illustrated Sydney News, signed and dated in the plate at lower left ‘W.A. Clarson 1888’, is the first Brisbane panorama of this style and one of the finest printed colonial images of Brisbane. Drawn (apparently from a balloon above Brisbane) by William Clarson who was the first Secretary of the Art Society of New South Wales. … Evans gives a detailed account of the content of the image, identifying many of the buildings.“ This is statement is incorrect as our panorama was published in 1881.
Sold with a photocopy of the key.
From the original edition of The Illustrated Sydney News.
References:
Gibbs & Shallard. Illustrated Sydney News. ISSN 2203-5397.
Collections:
State Library New South Wales: F8/39-40
State Library Victoria: PCINF SLVIC=1853-1872
National Library Australia: Bib ID 440095
References:
Evans, S. Historic Brisbane and its Early Artists A Pictorial History. Ascot 1982:: pp. 112-3.
Collections:
State Library Queensland: Record number 997423324702061 (poor condition, cropped to image on sides, tears to upper and lower margin, areas missing.
State Library New South Wales: REFERENCE CODE914048 (unknown condition)
Evans, S. Historic Brisbane and its Early Artists A Pictorial History. Ascot 1982:: pp. 112-3.
Collections:
State Library Queensland: Record number 997423324702061 (poor condition, cropped to image on sides, tears to upper and lower margin, areas missing.
State Library New South Wales: REFERENCE CODE914048 (unknown condition)
