C1887

“Hexham Park,” The Residence…

Artist:

Arthur Collingridge de Tourcey (1853 - 1907)

A scarce c.19th hand-coloured engraved view depicting the residence of William Armstrong, a native of Hexham, Northumberland, who named his 23,000-acre estate Hexham Park. Built in 1872, the house stood at 1089 Hamilton Highway, Hexham, Victoria, until its demolition in … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

“Hexham Park,” The Residence of William Armstrong, Esq. J.P.

Date:

C1887

Artist:

Arthur Collingridge de Tourcey (1853 - 1907)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size:

202mm

x 153mm

Paper Size:

218mm

x 177mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1887

Description:

A scarce c.19th hand-coloured engraved view depicting the residence of William Armstrong, a native of Hexham, Northumberland, who named his 23,000-acre estate Hexham Park.

Built in 1872, the house stood at 1089 Hamilton Highway, Hexham, Victoria, until its demolition in 1963.

References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 16439.

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 4084242
State Library Victoria: CCF 994.5 V66S
State Library New South Wales: 74Vv5vQ4lxmZ

Arthur Collingridge de Tourcey (1853 - 1907)

Collingridge was a painter, illustrator and teacher who became staff artist for the Illustrated London News and The Graphic both very successful London newspapers, before emigrating to Australia. He was one of several sons in an old Catholic family from Godington Manor, Oxfordshire. Like his brother George , he mostly dropped the 'de Tourcey’ in Australia. came to Sydney in 1879 where he worked as an illustrator for the Sydney Mail , the Town and Country Journal. He founded the New South Wales Art Society and was staff artist of the Illustrated Sydney News. Collingridge exhibited widely, mainly in New South Wales and was a founding member of the Royal Art Society of NSW 1880.

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