C1886

The Anglican Church,Fortitude Valley.

Artist:

William Crothers Fitler (1857 - 1915)

$A 50

Engraved view of the Anglican Cathedral Fortitude Valley. Scottish immigrants from the ship SS Fortitude arrived in Brisbane in 1849, enticed by Rev Dr Dunmore Lang on the promise of free land grants. Denied land, the immigrants set up camp … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

The Anglican Church,Fortitude Valley.

Date:

C1886

Artist:

William Crothers Fitler (1857 - 1915)

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Hand coloured copper engraving.

Image Size:

93mm

x 80mm

Paper Size:

114mm

x 103mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1886

Description:

Engraved view of the Anglican Cathedral Fortitude Valley.

Scottish immigrants from the ship SS Fortitude arrived in Brisbane in 1849, enticed by Rev Dr Dunmore Lang on the promise of free land grants. Denied land, the immigrants set up camp in Bowen Hills. A number of the immigrants moved on and settled the suburb, naming it after the ship on which they arrived.

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

William Crothers Fitler (1857 - 1915)

Fitler was born in Philadelphia in 1857 and studied art at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He was a tonalist landscape painter and most of his works depict views of New York, Connecticut, or Long Island. Fitler was a member of the Salmagundi Club, New York Watercolor Club, Brooklyn Art Association, Artists Fund Society, and New York Municipal Art Society. Fitler came to Australia with Fred B. Schell and W.T. Smedley to work on Australia's most ambitious and largest colonial publishing venture the, Picturesque Atlas of Australia. On his return to America he exhibited widely and was included in shows at the National Academy (1880-1907), Brooklyn Art Club (1881-1886), and Boston Art Club (1881-1908).

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