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C1886
In the Zoological Gardens
Artist:
William Thomas Smedley (1858 - 1920)
The Moore Park Zoological Gardens opened at Moore Park in 1884. It was built on 7 acres of land which was then known as Billy goat Swamp. It contained two elephants including one that was donated by the King of … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
In the Zoological Gardens
Date:
C1886
Artist:
William Thomas Smedley (1858 - 1920)
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
190mm
x 100mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
The Moore Park Zoological Gardens opened at Moore Park in 1884. It was built on 7 acres of land which was then known as Billy goat Swamp. It contained two elephants including one that was donated by the King of Siam
The old Moore Park zoo site has since become the home of Sydney Girls High (1921) and later Sydney Boys High (1928).
Artist:
William Thomas Smedley (1858-1920)
Smedley was born in Pennsylvania , worked on a newspaper, then studied engraving and art in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He settled in New York in 1880. His first illustrations were for the series Picturesque Canada and in 1905 became a member of the National Academy of Design. Most of his art was illustrative but he also painted portraits and watercolours, receiving the Evans Prize of the American Water Color Society in 1890, and a bronze medal at the Paris Exposition of 1900.
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