C1878

George Street and Hunter Street.

Artist:

Scarce c.19th hand coloured engraving of George and Hunter Streets as they were in 1848 by Joseph Fowles (1810-1878). The only c.19th series of colonial views that displayed bothe sides of the streets shown and included the occupants names or … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

George Street and Hunter Street.

Date:

C1878

Artist:

Joseph Hutchins Fowles (1810 - 1878)

Engraver:

W.Harris

Condition:

In good condition

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size:

265mm

x 190mm

Paper Size:

270mm

x 202mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1878

Description:

Scarce c.19th hand coloured engraving of George and Hunter Streets as they were in 1848 by Joseph Fowles (1810-1878).

The only c.19th series of colonial views that displayed bothe sides of the streets shown and included the occupants names or type of business.

References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 :: 9715.

Collections:
State Library New South Wales: Record Identifier 74VMjex8Mj4Z
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 7289297

Joseph Hutchins Fowles (1810 - 1878)

Fowles arrived in Sydney from London in August 1838, accompanied by his wife, as cabin passenger on the Fortune. He came to public attention in 1847 with his contributions to the first exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts in Australia. In July 1848 Fowles issued the first part of his series Sydney in 1848 which contained 'elegant' streets and buildings which were made with painstaking accuracy 'to remove the erroneous and discreditable notions current in England concerning this city'. By 1858 Fowles had won a new reputation when Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle designated him 'Our Colonial Herring' as a result of a series of portraits of 'celebrated Australian cracks', racehorses and riding horses. By 1855 Fowles was training and examining young art teachers in drawing for the National Board of Education. In an obituary notice he was described as 'Father of drawing in the city'.

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