Sydney Heads from the south.

Artist: b'Schell, Frederick B.' | Title: b'Sydney Heads from the south.' | Date: 1886 | Technique: b'wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block'
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Primary Artist

Frederick B. Schell (1838–1900)

Title

Sydney Heads from the south.

Source

The picturesque atlas of Australasia, edited by Andrew Garran. Sydney: Picturesque Atlas Publishing Company, 1886 (Vol.1)

Page or Plate number

62

Date made

1886

Place made

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia View on map Close map

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Category

Print

Print type

relief

Technique

wood-engraving, printed in black ink, from one block

Text printed from matrix

Signed printed lower left within image 'Fred. B. Schell'.
Not dated.
Title printed lower centre below printed image in black ink 'SYDNEY HEADS FROM THE SOUTH.'

Matrix size

28.2 x 18.0 cm (printed image)

Support

thick off-white paper

Support size

42.8 x 33.4 cm (sheet)

Collection

National Gallery of Australia

IRN

160634

Accession number

84.135.1.3

Accession method

Curator's allowance

Meeting

Meeting 6, 1983/84 (1984-02-14)

Provenance

Purchased by the Australian National Gallery, from Peter Arnold Antiquarian Booksellers, Melbourne, 1984.

Credit line

Purchased 1984

Subject category

Australia, Book arts: Illustrated book

Country of context

Australia

Creators

Schell, Frederick B. | (1838–1900) American | Male | print after

Last Updated

21 Jul 2025