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C1886
Scenes on Mount Wellington
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Mount Wellington is the mountain on whose foothills is built much of the city of Hobart. It is frequently snow covered, sometimes even in summer. It is often referred to simply as ‘the Mountain’ by Hobartians, and it rises to … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Scenes on Mount Wellington
Date:
C1886
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
170mm
x 275mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
Mount Wellington is the mountain on whose foothills is built much of the city of Hobart. 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.
