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C1854
Darling Harbour, Port Jackson, from the Gas Works, Sydney.
Very rare colonial engraving taken from The Australian Gas Light Company, premises at Millers Point which was established by private interests on 7 September 1837 to light the streets of Sydney with coal gas. The view looks towards Balmain and … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Darling Harbour, Port Jackson, from the Gas Works, Sydney.
Date:
C1854
Condition:
Creasing in image at centre left, otherwise in good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
325mm
x 150mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1854
Description:
Very rare colonial engraving taken from The Australian Gas Light Company, premises at Millers Point which was established by private interests on 7 September 1837 to light the streets of Sydney with coal gas. The view looks towards Balmain and Birchgrove.
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
Frederick Casemero Terry (1826 - 1869)
Terry was an artist and engraver born England and emigrated to Sydney and arriving in Sydney in the early 1850's. He was soon part of colonial society and became known for his paintings and engravings. This engraving is from his rare series Landscape Scenery Illustrating Sydney and Port Jackson, New South Wales printed by Sands and Kenny. Unusually set within an oval image they included views of Sydney town and the harbour, as well a number of country towns. Unfortunately the engraver had mispelt Terry's name and as a result it appears as Fleury. At the 1855 Paris Exhibition he was included with five other Australian artists in having his paintings displayed. He was then invited to exhibit in the Further Exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of the Fine Arts in Australia held in the Mechanic's School of Arts. By the 1860's he was established as one of best colonial artists and in 1861 he had been made examiner at the Mechanics School of Arts. Terry died at the early age of forty four and as many artists before him he had struggled financially in his last years.
