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C1878
St. Mary’s Cathedral.
Scarce c.19th engraving of the First St. Mary’s Cathedral. The foundation stone for the first St Mary’s was laid on 29 October 1821 by Governor Macquarie. Built by James Dempsey, it was a simple cruciform stone structure which paid homage … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
St. Mary’s Cathedral.
Date:
C1878
Engraver:
F.Mansell
Condition:
In good condition
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
220mm
x 170mm
Paper Size:
267mm
x 200mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1878
Description:
Scarce c.19th engraving of the First St. Mary’s Cathedral.
The foundation stone for the first St Mary’s was laid on 29 October 1821 by Governor Macquarie. Built by James Dempsey, it was a simple cruciform stone structure which paid homage to the rising fashion for the Gothic style in its pointed windows and pinnacles. In 1835, John Polding became the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Australia. In 1851 the church was modified to the designs of Augustus Welby Pugin. Father Therry died on 25 May 1864. On 29 June 1865, the church caught fire and was destroyed.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID: 7289297
State Library New South Wales: 991001269919702626
Joseph Hutchins Fowles (1810 - 1878)
Fowles arrived in Sydney from London in August 1838, accompanied by his wife, as cabin passenger on the Fortune. He came to public attention in 1847 with his contributions to the first exhibition of the Society for the Promotion of Fine Arts in Australia. In July 1848 Fowles issued the first part of his series Sydney in 1848 which contained 'elegant' streets and buildings which were made with painstaking accuracy 'to remove the erroneous and discreditable notions current in England concerning this city'. By 1858 Fowles had won a new reputation when Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Chronicle designated him 'Our Colonial Herring' as a result of a series of portraits of 'celebrated Australian cracks', racehorses and riding horses. By 1855 Fowles was training and examining young art teachers in drawing for the National Board of Education. In an obituary notice he was described as 'Father of drawing in the city'.
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