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

Category

Print

Print type

planographic

Technique

lithograph, printed in colour, from multiple stones; hand-coloured

Matrix size

27.4 x 50.4 cm (printed image)

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.

Country of context

Australia

Legacy id

27142

Creators

Boys, Thomas Shotter. | (1803–1874) English | Male | lithographer

Martens, Conrad. | (1801–1878) Australian | English | Male | print after

Paul & Dominic Colnaghi. | English | Organisation | publisher

Last Updated

15 Nov 2022

Impressions

Collection

National Gallery of Australia | 2000.616

State

published state

Impression

undesignated impression as issued

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