C1839

Wesleyan Chapel Macquarie Street. Head Police Office George Street.

Very rare early etching of the Police station and courthouse on the corner of Druitt and George Street that occupied part of the old Central Markets from the early 1830s, including the domed Market House that had been built in … Read Full Description

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Full Title:

Wesleyan Chapel Macquarie Street. Head Police Office George Street.

Date:

C1839

Condition:

In good condition.

Technique:

Etching

Image Size: 

100mm 
x 168mm

Paper Size: 

105mm 
x 180mm
AUTHENTICITY
Wesleyan Chapel Macquarie Street. Head Police Office George Street. - Antique View from 1839

Genuine antique
dated:

1839

Description:

Very rare early etching of the Police station and courthouse on the corner of Druitt and George Street that occupied part of the old Central Markets from the early 1830s, including the domed Market House that had been built in 1820. The markets were removed to the rear of the building. Never entirely satisfactory as a police station and court, by 1880 the building was becoming derelict and was eventually demolished in 1889 along with the rest of the markets. The site is now occupied by the Queen Victoria Building.

Ferguson, Bibliography of Australia, 2390
Kerr, Dictionary of Australian Artists p.134-135

Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID1249771

John Black Carmichael (1811 - 1857)

Carmichael was a painter, etcher, art teacher and engraver. Despite being 'deaf and dumb', a distinguishing handicap often mentioned in relation to his work, Carmichael was nevertheless regarded as one of the most competent engravers in Sydney. He is also notable for having been one of the earliest free emigrant artists to pursue a lifelong professional career in New South Wales.

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