View of Sydney from St. Leonards
Primary Artist
Conrad Martens (1801–1878)
Title
View of Sydney from St. Leonards
Other titles
Sydney from the North Shore
Date made
1843
Place made
Europe, England, Greater London, London View on map Close map
Category
Print type
planographic
Technique
lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones; hand-coloured
Matrix size
27.4 x 50.4 cm (printed image)
Support
paper
State
published state
Impression
undesignated impression as issued
Edition information
print run unknown
Production notes
In early issues of this lithograph, there are two Aboriginal figures featured in the foreground, one sitting , one standing and a dog. In later issues of this lithograph Martens has overpainted these figures and introduced European settlers.
Inscriptions or device by artist or designated agent
signed in image lower left 'Martens' inscribed in image lower right 'Sydney from the North Shore 1842'
Collection
National Gallery of Australia
IRN
27142
Accession number
2000.616
Accession method
Purchase
Meeting
Meeting 3, 2000/2001 (2000-12-13)
Provenance
Purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, from Hordern House, Sydney, December 2000: From the catalogue, 'Rare books, Manuscripts, Paintings & Prints', Sydney: Hordern House, 200, cat. no., 83.
Credit line
Purchased 2000
Country of context
Australia
Creators
Boys, Thomas Shotter. | (1803–1874) English | Male | lithographer
Martens, Conrad. | (1801–1878) Australian | English | Male | print after
Paul & Dominic Colnaghi. | English | Organisation | publisher