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C1887
“Hexham Park,” The Residence of William Armstrong, Esq. J.P.
Residence of William Armstrong from Hexham, Northumberland who named his 23,000-acre property Hexham Park. Built in 1872 it was demolished in 1963.
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Full Title:
“Hexham Park,” The Residence of William Armstrong, Esq. J.P.
Date:
C1887
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
205mm
x 153mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1887
Description:
Residence of William Armstrong from Hexham, Northumberland who named his 23,000-acre property Hexham Park. Built in 1872 it was demolished in 1963.
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.
