C1886

Off the Coast of Pitcairn Island.

Colonial engraving of Pitcairn Island which was sighted on 3 July 1767 by the crew of the British sloop HMS Swallow, under the command of Captain Philip Carteret. References: Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 9829g. … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Off the Coast of Pitcairn Island.

Date:

C1886

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size: 

225mm 
x 180mm
AUTHENTICITY
Off the Coast of Pitcairn Island. - Antique View from 1886

Genuine antique
dated:

1886

Description:

Colonial engraving of Pitcairn Island which was sighted on 3 July 1767 by the crew of the British sloop HMS Swallow, under the command of Captain Philip Carteret.

References:
Ferguson, J. A. Bibliography of Australia Volumes 1-8, Canberra 1976 9829g.
Hughes-d’Aeth, T. Paper Nation : The Story of the Picturesque Atlas of Australia. Melbourne 2001.Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 1654251
National Gallery Australia: LEGACY ID 34588
Royal Collection Trust UK: RCIN 1046852
Getty Museum Los Angeles: Object name: 1218593
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74VvDRQZXzWd
State Library Victoria: CCF 919.4 G19

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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