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C1844
King William Street.
Artist:
Harden Sidney Melville (1826 - 1841)
Very early engraving of King William Street.
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Full Title:
King William Street.
Date:
C1844
Artist:
Harden Sidney Melville (1826 - 1841)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
165mm
x 100mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1844
Description:
Very early engraving of King William Street.
Biography:
Harden Sidney Melville (1826-1841)
Painter who also conducted the first official hydrographic survey of the north-east coast of Australia in 1842-46. He regretted this time given up from the regular practice of painting profession. Son of of the London engraver, lithographer and watercolour painter Henry Melville (1826-41).
Splendid visions of the South Pacific acquired from reading Captain Cook’s Voyages as a boy, induced him to accept the position of draughtsman on board HMS Fly in 1841. Under the command of Captain Francis Price Blackwood, Fly and her tender Bramble conducted the first official hydrographic survey of the north-east coast of Australia in 1842 46.
