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C1886
Creswick.
Colonial engraving of Creswick which at one time had a population of about 25,000 during the gold rush period. It now has a population of about 3,000. References: Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 9829g. Hughes-d’Aeth, … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Creswick.
Date:
C1886
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
235mm
x 115mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
Colonial engraving of Creswick which at one time had a population of about 25,000 during the gold rush period. It now has a population of about 3,000.
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.
