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C1886
The Argyle Cut, Sydney.
Artist:
Colonial engraving of the Argyle Cut which was hewn by convicts through the sandstone ridge of The Rocks to connect Sydney Cove (Circular Quay), with Darling Harbour and Millers Point. It was started in 1843 and completed in 1867.
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Full Title:
The Argyle Cut, Sydney.
Date:
C1886
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
130mm
x 160mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1886
Description:
Colonial engraving of the Argyle Cut which was hewn by convicts through the sandstone
ridge of The Rocks to connect Sydney Cove (Circular Quay), with Darling Harbour and Millers
Point. It was started in 1843 and completed in 1867.
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.
