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C1865
Extraordinary Hail Fall on Board the Schooner Maryann, at Newcastle.
Rare engraving of the Mary Ann in a hail storm off Newcastle. She was wrecked at the mouth of the Tuross River on the 27/03/1870. Owner at the time was Goodlet and Company, Sawmillers of Moruya. The 24-ton wooden ketch … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Extraordinary Hail Fall on Board the Schooner Maryann, at Newcastle.
Date:
C1865
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
183mm
x 113mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1865
Description:
Rare engraving of the Mary Ann in a hail storm off Newcastle. She was wrecked at the mouth of the Tuross River on the 27/03/1870. Owner at the time was Goodlet and Company, Sawmillers of Moruya. The 24-ton wooden ketch was built by Edward Davis of Davistown Brisbane Water in 1866. The vessel had a length of 14.1 metres and a beam of 4.9 metres.
From the original edition of the Illustrated Sydney News.
Collections:
State Library New South Wales: F8/39-40
State Library Victoria: PCINF SLVIC=1872-1881-RARENSL
State Library New South Wales: F8/39-40
State Library Victoria: PCINF SLVIC=1872-1881-RARENSL
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.
