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C1886
Darling Harbour, from the Pyrmont Bridge.
Artist:
Superb engraved view of Sydney, looking east with the original Pyrmont Bridge that allowed shipping craft to go through. The wooden Pyrmont Bridge was replaced in 1902, the a new steel bridge which took 33 months to build was completed … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Darling Harbour, from the Pyrmont Bridge.
Date:
C1886
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
245mm
x 175mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
Superb engraved view of Sydney, looking east with the original Pyrmont Bridge that allowed shipping craft to go through.
The wooden Pyrmont Bridge was replaced in 1902, the a new steel bridge which took 33 months to build was completed in time to accommodate Sydney’s first cars. The domed building in the background is the Synagogue and the town hall is in the centre.
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: 1218593
State Library New South Wales: 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.
