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C1889
Woodford House, in the Blue Mountains, Near Sydney.
Small colonial engraving of the Woodford Academy, Woodford, New South Wales, now a National Trust property, and the oldest surviving complex of colonial buildings in the Blue Mountains. From the original edition of The Illustrated London News. References: De Vries, L. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Woodford House, in the Blue Mountains, Near Sydney.
Date:
C1889
Engraver:
J.F.W.
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
113mm
x 100mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1889
Description:
Small colonial engraving of the Woodford Academy, Woodford, New South Wales, now a National Trust property, and the oldest surviving complex of colonial buildings in the Blue Mountains.
From the original edition of The Illustrated London News.
References:
De Vries, L. History as Hot News: World of the Early Victorians Through the Eyes of the “Illustrated London News”.. London 1996.
Collections:
National Library Australia: Bib ID 8438724
State Library Victoria: RARELTEF 052 IL696I
State Library New South Wales: RECORD IDENTIFIER 74Vv5Oy4wEgl
Joseph Frederic Weedon (1846 - 1924)
Weedon worked as an artist for The Illustrated London News. He also used the name Julian Fredrick. He was born on 3 October 1846 in St. Pancras, London Weedon, on 14 November 1858 at St. George’s Church, Bloomsbury. His father, Joseph Henry Weedon, was a boot maker, born in 1826. He was a prolific artist and illustrator for numerous books.
