C1887

The Queen’s Wharf, Melbourne.

Artist:

G.R.A. - George Rossi Ashton (1857 - 1942)

$A 75

The growing demand and need for a public wharf saw Queen’s wharf completed in 1842 at a cost of £80,000, built using bluestone foundations and heavy vertical timber supports. The older Cole’s and Dobson’s wharves were taken over, and eventually … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

The Queen’s Wharf, Melbourne.

Date:

C1887

Artist:

G.R.A. - George Rossi Ashton (1857 - 1942)

Condition:

In good condition

Technique:

Hand coloured engraving.

Image Size:

140mm

x 200mm

Genuine antique
dated:

1887

Description:

The growing demand and need for a public wharf saw Queen’s wharf completed in 1842 at a cost of £80,000, built using bluestone foundations and heavy vertical timber supports. The older Cole’s and Dobson’s wharves were taken over, and eventually the new waterfront stretched from Spencer Street to Queen’s Bridge. It became the principal place of landing goods at the Port of Melbourne.

G.R.A. - George Rossi Ashton (1857 - 1942)

Ashton studied at the South Kensington School of Art and became a black-and-white illustrator for the London Graphic. In 1877-78 he represented the Illustrated London News at the Kaffir war and next year joined Julian on the Illustrated Australian News in Melbourne; together they covered the capture of the Kelly gang at Glenrowan. He was among the first sketch-artists of the Bulletin, drew also for the Australasian Sketcher, the Illustrated Sydney News and the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, and was art editor and artist for Victoria and its Metropolis. In 1886-88 he was a member of the Art Society of New South Wales and the Australian Artists' Association (Victoria). In 1893 he returned to England where he continued to illustrate for various papers and toured music-halls with a lightning-sketch routine.

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