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C1880
Melbourne International Exhibition
Rare, large separately issued colour lithograph of the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, in 1880. Published by M. L. Raphael and produced by the renowned lithographic firm Chartles Troedel & Co., the print showcases the grandeur of the building’s design, … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Melbourne International Exhibition
Date:
C1880
Condition:
A number repaired tears (see large image), laid on archival linen. Due to its large size, often found with condition issues.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
770mm
x 475mm
Paper Size:
825mm
x 520mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1880
Description:
Rare, large separately issued colour lithograph of the Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton Gardens, in 1880.
Published by M. L. Raphael and produced by the renowned lithographic firm Chartles Troedel & Co., the print showcases the grandeur of the building’s design, inspired by the Renaissance architecture, with its central dome, corner towers, and formal gardens. The image captures the building at the height of its role as a symbol of Melbourne’s prosperity and ambition in the late 19th century. The 1880 exhibition was the first official World’s Fair held in the Southern Hemisphere, reflecting Australia’s growing global engagement. Today, the Royal Exhibition Building is Australia’s first building to be awarded a UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognised for its international and architectural significance.
Collections:
Museums Victoria Collections: Item SH 990741
State Library Victoria: 9921250983607636
Museums Victoria Collections: Item SH 990741
State Library Victoria: 9921250983607636
Johannes Theodor Charles Troedel (1836 - 1906)
Lithographic printer born in Hamburg, Germany, to Carl Auguste Troedel (Trödel) and Maria, née Buck. After apprenticing under his father in Denmark and working briefly in Norway, he was recruited in 1859 by Melbourne printer A. W. Schuhkrafft, alongside artist Robert Wendel. The pair arrived in Melbourne aboard the Great Britain on 5 February 1860 and completed a three-year term with Schuhkrafft. In 1863, Troedel established his own press in Collins Street, producing The Melbourne Album on a European press still preserved today. He collaborated with Wendel and artists such as F. Cogné and later with Baldwin Spencer, whose zoological illustrations for the Horn Expedition were among Troedel’s finest coloured lithographs. Naturalised in 1869, Troedel married Julia Sarah Glover the following year. They had eight children. From the 1880s he was active in the Victorian Master Printers' Association and sat on the printing industry’s wages board by 1900. Deeply involved in Melbourne’s cultural scene, he worked with artists including Nicholas Chevalier, Arthur Streeton, Lionel Lindsay and Percy Leason. Streeton, once his apprentice, later spoke of Troedel with fondness. Troedel expanded to Sydney in 1877 and partnered briefly with Edward Cooper in 1891. He died in Prahran on 31 October 1906. His sons Walter, Rudolph and Ferdinand continued the business. Though not Melbourne’s first lithographer, Troedel was its most accomplished. His firm’s legacy includes a wide array of high-quality posters, labels, and book illustrations. In 1968, Troedel & Cooper Ltd donated their collection to the State Library of Victoria, now held in the La Trobe Library as a significant record of colonial visual culture.
