C1886

Mount Wellington from the Cascades

Artist:

Frederic B. Schell (1838 - 1900)

Mount Wellington is the mountain on whose foothills is built much of the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is frequently snow covered, sometimes even in summer. It is often referred to simply as ‘the Mountain’ by Hobartians, and it … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Mount Wellington from the Cascades

Date:

C1886

Artist:

Frederic B. Schell (1838 - 1900)

Condition:

In good condition

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size:

125mm

x 190mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1886

Description:

Mount Wellington is the mountain on whose foothills is built much of the
city of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is frequently snow covered,
sometimes even in summer. It is often referred to simply as ‘the
Mountain’ by Hobartians, and it rises to 1,271 metres above sea level.

Frederic B. Schell (1838 - 1900)

Schell was an American employed as the senior artist on the most ambitious colonial publication ever attempetd, The Picturesque Atlas of Australasia. He arrived in Sydney with two other American artists, W.T. Smedley and W. C. Fitler, plus a number of engravers including Horace Baker. When Phil May returned to England in 1888 Schell accompanied him. The Grafton Gallery 'Exhibition of Australian Art in London’ 1898 included F.B. Schell, cat.250, 'Junction of the Murray and Darling Rivers, N.S.W.’, cat.254, 'Hamilton Reach, Brisbane’, cat. 255, 'Sydney Harbour, N.S.W.’, lent by the Trustees of Sydney Gallery. He is represented in a number of institutional collections.

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