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C1887
“Menincoort,” the Residence of Peter McArthur, Esq., J.P.
Artist:
Charles Henry Hunt (1857 - 1929)
Colonial engraving of Meningoort homestead, which was part of a larger squatting run taken up by Scottish immigrants Peter McArthur and Nicholas Cole in 1837. The run was divided in 1842 or 1843 and McArthur took over the Meningoort section. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
“Menincoort,” the Residence of Peter McArthur, Esq., J.P.
Date:
C1887
Artist:
Charles Henry Hunt (1857 - 1929)
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
114mm
x 127mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1887
Description:
Colonial engraving of Meningoort homestead, which was part of a larger squatting run taken up by Scottish immigrants Peter McArthur and Nicholas Cole in 1837. The run was divided in 1842 or 1843 and McArthur took over the Meningoort section. In 1851, he built a rectangular verandah bungalow on a terrace cut from the side of the extinct volcano Mount Meningoort. It is situated at 520 Meningcoort Road, Bookaar.
In 1887, the house was partially rebuilt and enlarged to a design by Melbourne architect Charles D’Ebro. Side wings, set back from front of the house on each side, were added to the original house, enclosing a courtyard at the rear; the original house was then rebuilt between these wings.
Biography:
Charles Henry Hunt (1857-1938)
He worked for a London lithographic firm before coming to Sydney in 1879. In Sydney he worked for the Illustrated Sydney News and the Town and Country Journal, the Sydney Mail and Queensland Punch. With Arthur Collingridge he established the Centennial Magazine in August 1888, which lasted to September 1890. He was a foundation member of the Art Society of New South Wales.
