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C1886
The Alfred Graving Dock.
Artist:
Colonial engraving of the Alfred Graving dock Williamstown. Construction commenced in 1868, and was completed in February 1874. The Alfred Graving Dock, was named after Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, designed by William Wardell and built at a cost of £300,000.
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Full Title:
The Alfred Graving Dock.
Date:
C1886
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
110mm
x 165mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
Colonial engraving of the Alfred Graving dock Williamstown. Construction commenced in 1868, and was completed in February 1874. The Alfred Graving Dock, was named after Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, designed by William Wardell and built at a cost of £300,000.
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.
