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C1871
Lake Bathurst, New South Wales.
Artist:
Edward Mason (1845 - 1923)
Rare engraving from the original edition of the Illustrated Sydney News.
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Full Title:
Lake Bathurst, New South Wales.
Date:
C1871
Artist:
Edward Mason (1845 - 1923)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
228mm
x 165mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1871
Description:
Rare engraving from the original edition of the Illustrated Sydney News.
Biography:
Edward Mason (1845-1923)
Edward was the second son of Walter George Mason the famous wood engraver. After his mother’s death, Edward went to live with George Tomlins and worked in his ironmonger’s shop, Tomlins and Sloman, on the corner of George and King Streets. From 1859 to 1861, Edward joined his brother, Walter George John Mason, at the New South Wales Government Printing Office.
He then ran away to the Macleay River district where he worked as a farmer’s boy for Mr. Adam Johnston. Mr. Johnston had a cattle station and a maize farm where Edward learnt to plough and to ride. He stayed for eighteen months. Eventually Edward gave in to his father’s requests and returned to Sydney to assist in his wood engraving business. Except for a few months spent farming on the Manning River, Edward worked with his brother Frederick and their father from 1864 until the latter’s death in 1866.
